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A US Army veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan has been deported to Mexico, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
The deportation follows an earlier decision by US authorities to deny Miguel Perez's citizenship application because of a felony drug conviction, despite his service and the PTSD he says it caused.
Perez, 39, was escorted across the US-Mexico border from Texas and handed over to Mexican authorities Friday, ICE said in a statement.
Perez, his family and supporters, who include Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, had argued that his wartime service to the country had earned him the right to stay in the US and to receive mental health treatment for the PTSD and substance abuse.
"It's shameful to turn our backs on those who have the courage to wear the uniform," Duckworth said after Perez's citizenship application was denied. "We can do better than this."
Perez was born in Mexico and came to the United States at age 8 when his father, Miguel Perez Sr., a semi-pro soccer player, moved the family to Chicago because of a job offer, Perez told CNN earlier. He has two children born in the US. His parents and one sister are now naturalized American citizens, and another sister is an American citizen by birth.
It's a complicated case. Perez has said that what he saw and experienced in Afghanistan sent his life off the rails, leading to heavy drinking, a drug addiction and ultimately to his felony conviction.
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Squinch
(51,025 posts)was a draft dodger.
Old Vet
(2,001 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,125 posts)of if he is in jail or not.
Old Vet
(2,001 posts)did he have to deal out before he was busted? I can understand if he was busted with user amounts but shit, POUNDS is a lot of coke. I just don't know, Iam caught in the middle of this in my thinking. Since Iam a veteran I always support our troops 100%, But this dude got caught with a massive amount of cocaine.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,125 posts)Would one pound be different? Half What if it was pot instead?
Point is he has earned the right to be here, probably in prison for a long time, but here.
blake2012
(1,294 posts)Fuck Jeff Sessions, Don the con, and the whole lot. This guy earned a right to stay in this country.
TomSlick
(11,114 posts)"Support our Troops" my aunt Fanny.