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Deported U.S. Army Veteran Hopes to Return to Central Valley
http://fox40.com/2016/02/04/u-s-veteran-fights-for-benefits-after-being-deported/De Leon and his family moved to Madera legally when he was 12. His most trying battle wasn't overseas; it was in the states, when his mother passed away....
De Leon slipped into a deep depression. At 63, he became addicted to heroin and was eventually arrested for possession. He served nearly three years at Soledad State Prison until Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials visited him and told him he wouldn't return home.
In 2009, and immigration judge ordered De Leon deported to Mexico - a country he hadn't seen in more than 50 years.
“I was in shock. I couldn’t believe it," his son, Andres Jr., said. "I couldn’t believe they would deport a veteran with an honorable discharge.""I’ve been told the only way I can return is dead."
De Leon slipped into a deep depression. At 63, he became addicted to heroin and was eventually arrested for possession. He served nearly three years at Soledad State Prison until Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials visited him and told him he wouldn't return home.
In 2009, and immigration judge ordered De Leon deported to Mexico - a country he hadn't seen in more than 50 years.
“I was in shock. I couldn’t believe it," his son, Andres Jr., said. "I couldn’t believe they would deport a veteran with an honorable discharge.""I’ve been told the only way I can return is dead."
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Trek? You could get from SD to TJ on public transit!
