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

Barajas-Varela now runs the Deported Veterans Support House, also known as “The Bunker,” which he founded in 2013 to provide support, counseling, legal aid and advocacy for legislative reform for deported U.S. veterans in Mexico and around the world.