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.
Could have something to do with the conviction.
During sentencing for any crime there are always mitigating and aggravating circumstances that aid in determining outcome.Could have something to do with the conviction.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/us/us-veteran-deported-to-mexico/index.html
How can we allow him to fight and possibly die for our country, only to kick him out? Support our troops unless he is not a citizen?
No there aren't always, and maybe there was, but what's that got to do with his naturalization? Related but separate outcomes.During sentencing for any crime there are always mitigating and aggravating circumstances that aid in determining outcome.
I was on a few juries. Its standard practice to review M&A. I just listed a few.No there aren't always, and maybe there was, but what's that got to do with his naturalization? Related but separate outcomes.
On July 3, 2002, President George W. Bush had signed an executive order clearing the way for noncitizens who had served in the armed forces on or after Sept. 11, 2001, to immediately file for expedited citizenship. In Kandahar at that time, Perez never learned he was obligated to apply and it wasn't automatic.
Perez Jr. returned to Fort Bragg to await his next assignment. Though he didn't want to go back to Afghanistan, he sought the adrenaline rush that came from combat and turned to cocaine, he said. Shortly after failing a routine drug test, he said he opted for an early discharge to return to Chicago.
...he reconnected with a childhood friend who provided free drugs and alcohol. On the night of Nov. 26, 2008, while with that friend, Perez handed a laptop case full of cocaine to an undercover officer. Perez pleaded guilty to delivering less than 100 grams of cocaine and was sentenced to serve half of a 15-year sentence.
If his sentence was suspended he'd still be liable to deportation, it should be obvious.I was on a few juries. Its standard practice to review M&A. I just listed a few.
That soldier deserved the equivalent of a suspended sentence.
Maybe if he was offered treatment vs being deported. I know he refused once but they could have tried again.If his sentence was suspended he'd still be liable to deportation, it should be obvious.
During sentencing for any crime there are always mitigating and aggravating circumstances that aid in determining outcome.
The guy was an active duty soldier, and has PTSD. He should have been offered treatment not deported.
I guess its that MAGA thing. Gotta keep the lemmings cheering.
" In 2010, he was convicted in Cook County, Illinois, on charges related to delivering more than 2 pounds of cocaine to an undercover officer. He was sentenced to 15 years and his green card was revoked."Yep, send him to watch his buddies get blown up in a ridiculous war. Then when he predictably gets PTSD and uses drugs to deal with the pain, boot him out of the country. Winning!!
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/us/us-veteran-deported-to-mexico/index.html
How can we allow him to fight and possibly die for our country, only to kick him out? Support our troops unless he is not a citizen?
That kind of wraps the whole thing up into a neat little package. He got off easy.He did three years in the Army with one year in Afghanistan.
He was offered treatment and refused it.
He was tossed out of the Army for smoking dope.
He was arrested with two pounds of cocaine.
Tough call. In jail here or free in Mexico.
He got off easy when he only received a general discharge for getting caught smoking dope on base.https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/25/us/us-veteran-deported-to-mexico/index.html
How can we allow him to fight and possibly die for our country, only to kick him out? Support our troops unless he is not a citizen?
He got off easy when he only received a general discharge for getting caught smoking dope on base.
Selling 2lbs of cocaine to an undercover officer is what set in motion the chain of events that led to his deportation.
Perhaps they should have put him in jail instead of revoking his green card. I would have more empathy if he only self medicated with drugs, but once you proceed to selling, you are spreading the poison.Then put him in jail. He served the country.
Then put him in jail. He served the country.
Thats how America thanks the men and women who sacrifices themselves for their country.
You fools still fighting the drug war are dummies.