Legal Insurrection by Leslie Eastman 2/26/2026
Meanwhile, Coast Guard intercepts six smuggling vessels and apprehends 82 aliens over the weekend.Slowly, the nation is recovering from the destructive policies associated with the Biden administration’s handling of the covid pandemic.
Over 200 U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) members were discharged after the vaccine mandate was issued in August 2021, which required all service personnel to be vaccinated unless they had approved exemptions. More than 50 are now returning to duty.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said that this group of 56 servicemembers, who were removed under a vaccination requirement imposed by former President Biden in 2021, will receive back pay for the time period they were not allowed to serve.
“The last administration’s vaccine mandates were unconstitutional, un-American, and a gross violation of personal freedom,” Noem said in a press release. “It was no way to treat the men and women who put everything on the line to keep our country safe.
“President Trump is righting these wrongs and returning those unjustly removed members to service,” she continued. “This decision to reinstate these members of the Coast Guard is a major step in the right direction.”
After President Donald Trump issued an executive order permitting service members discharged solely for refusing the vaccine to be reinstated with full back pay, benefits, and restoration of rank, the USCG implemented a “Return 2 Service” process and has been contacting affected former members with instructions for seeking reinstatement or records corrections.
DHS said the resinstatements will ensure the service records of each member reflect a period of unbroken and continuous active service between the date of their vaccine-related discharge and their reinstatement to Coast Guard duty.
In accordance with Trump’s executive order, the members may be entitled to back pay and allowances, bonus payments, rank and seniority in grade, as determined by the Coast Guard.
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https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/coast-guard-reinstates-members-discharged-under-biden-vaccine-mandate-amid-new-funding-uncertainty/
