Canada deports AWOL soldier, husband

Canada deports AWOL soldier, husband
The Canadian Press
Posted : Wednesday Jan 7, 2009 14:12:18 EST

TORONTO — The first woman soldier to flee the U.S. military for Canada to avoid the Iraq war has been ordered deported along with her husband and their young children.

Kimberly Rivera said Wednesday her requests to stay on humanitarian and compassionate grounds were rejected. Rivera is likely to be court-martialed when she returns to the United States and could face up to five years in prison.

Rivera, a first class army private stationed in Fort Carson, Colo., served in Iraq in 2006 and came to Canada the following year after she refused redeployment.

She lives in Toronto with her husband and three children — the youngest is 6 weeks old and Canadian born.

Rivera said she’ll discuss her options with her husband and supporters but feels she’s come to the “end of the road.”


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If so, is it legal to deport a citizen when that citizen has done nothing wrong?