Hector Barajas-Varela, a deported U.S. Army veteran, exits the Deported Veterans Support House in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, Friday, July 7, 2017.

After completing his sentence in 2004, he was deported to Mexico. He decided to illegally re-enter the U.S. within six months and was deported for life in 2010 after a traffic violation.