Facebook removes post about immigration from congressional candidate Josh Mandel: On February 3, Ohio Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel posted a graphic that read "Veterans Before Illegals," according to a screenshot Mandel posted on Twitter. He captioned his post "Illegal immigrants should be deported -- not supported with American tax dollars. There are thousands of veterans living under bridges and they must be our priority." Facebook removed the post seven weeks after Mandel posted the graphic because it "[went] against [its] standards on hate speech" and restricted Mandel's ability to post or comment for 24 hours.