Juliana Kim

Veterans, military family members and supporters are detained by Capitol Police officers during an demonstration in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill calling upon the Trump administration to end the war on Iran on April 20 in Washington, DC... See more

When Kevin Benderman learned that the U.S. had entered a war with Iran, his mind teleported back about 20 years to Fort Hood, Texas — the day he received orders to deploy to Iraq. That deployment profoundly changed Benderman, an Army veteran now living in... See more

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Some 150 veterans and military families who oppose the Iran war occupied a congressional building earlier this week, leading to dozens of arrests. NPR's Juliana Kim spoke with some of them. JULIANA KIM, BYLINE: Inside the historic Can... See more

Rachel Reyes, holds a photo of her son, Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during a traffic encounter in Texas. Brenda Bazán for NPR hide caption toggle caption Brenda Bazán for NPR W... See more

When Rachel Reyes thinks back to her son's final days, she remembers how excited he was for the year ahead. Ruben Ray Martinez had just turned 23. Reyes said her son planned to enroll in trade school to become a mechanic. He felt ready to move out of his ... See more