Purple heart recipient deported after 48 years in U.S.

[WorldWatcher]

See post #3.

I did. Which is why I pointed out the difference.

His crime was possession not trafficking.

WW

 

[Paddlefoot]

Self-deporting then coming back legally is the only way for him to get citizenship under the now rules. He is not going to leave his family here.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

I did. Which is why I pointed out the difference.

His crime was possession not trafficking.
It didn't make a difference.

It

 

[WorldWatcher]

It

Sorry on my phone.

“It does make a difference.”

WW

 

[whitehall]

You can be a war hero and still be a criminal. The guy apparently decided to self deport rather than face jail time in the U.S.. Why is that concept so confusing to the TDS left?

 

[WorldWatcher]

You can be a war hero and still be a criminal. The guy apparently decided to self deport rather than face jail time in the U.S.. Why is that concept so confusing to the TDS left?

He want going to be charged with a crime.

If he didn’t self deport ICE would have picked him up and deported him as a civil matter.

WW

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Sorry on my phone.

“It does make a difference.”

WW

To you. In the world this immigrant inhabits, the drug charge and a failure to appear meant a great deal.

 

[ThisIsMe]

That is for an immigration judge to decide and apparently that has already happened.

I had one of my sailors arrested for crack cocaine possession with intent to distribute. He was the best recruiter I had. He received a meritorious promotion. Should I have turned a blind eye to his crime? No! I kicked him out of the Navy and he went to prison for 10 years.

My son has PTSD. If he committed a crime, he would still be punished.

Ok, how long ago did this guy use drugs? Not everyone who uses drugs goes to prison you know. Drug USE is typically a misdemeanor unless the person has a serious criminal history. There are a lot of rehab programs filled with people trying to get off drugs who aren't going to prison.

in your scenario, the guy had intent to distribute. Now, im sure the military would have kicked him out, but this guy wasnt using while he was in the military as far as im aware. He was honorably discharged and had a drug offense and failure to appear, 15 years ago.

Point being, the man took a bullet serving his country, if that doesnt warrant special consideration, then our vets need to be very afraid.

 

[ThisIsMe]

You are entitled to your opinion however wrong you may be. Automatic citizenship can only be granted by an act of Congress, not award of a medal for being injured in combat. Look at John Kerry. He got three for wounds that only required band aids!

And im not wrong here, on any front. Congress should have granted him citizenship.

 

[ThisIsMe]

How does a person with illegal immigration status get to serve in the Military? And, once they have served, why not proactively give them US Citizenship? Beyond the military, I don’t understand how people are not pursuing citizenship when they get here.

He was denied citizenship due to his drug offense...an issue, in my eyes, should be overlooked because the guy served this country honorably and took a bullet for it

 

[ThisIsMe]

Because he has a drug arrest record, he cannot get citizenship.

Yep, I think when he was awarded the purple heart, they should have made him a citizen. I think if you are willing and DO take a bullet for the USA...thats good enough for me..let me in

 

[BothWings]

II thought being in the United States military automatically made you a citizen when you got out. My father came to the US in 1960 and was drafted in 1965. He served in the 82nd airborne and was sent to the Dominican Republic to assist in a small revolution that was happening there. I'm pretty sure that he obtained his citizenship as a result of his service but he's not around anymore so I can't ask him to verify that.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

His drug activity was post service and was over 15 years ago.

WW

Even if his drug activity was over 15 years ago, it can't be erased especially if what he is guilty of is severe enough. People who have sexual activity in their past can sadly never erase certain labels from their description list especially if they have to be registered due to whatever it is that they are guilty of.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[whitehall]

He want going to be charged with a crime.

If he didn’t self deport ICE would have picked him up and deported him as a civil matter.

WW

A civil matter? Most Vets are law abiding citizens but sometimes they go bad. One of the killers in Capote's best seller "In Cold Blood" was a Vet who was wounded in Korea. He was hanged for his crimes. On the other hand a Jan 6 demonstrator, Ashli Babbitt was also a Vet. She might have been guilty of simple trespass but was executed by a Capital Cop who could still face charges.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Yep, I think when he was awarded the purple heart, they should have made him a citizen. I think if you are willing and DO take a bullet for the USA...thats good enough for me..let me in

He should have applied then,

 

[EvilCat Breath]

He was denied citizenship due to his drug offense...an issue, in my eyes, should be overlooked because the guy served this country honorably and took a bullet for it

It might have been if he also didn't have a failure to appear.

 

[ThisIsMe]

He should have applied then,

He couldn't, drug offense later prevented him

 

[ThisIsMe]

It might have been if he also didn't have a failure to appear.

Yes, that was part of it.

I guess I'll be on the other side of this. I figure honorable service, taking a bullet and 48 years in the country are enough.

I'll be just fine being in opposition with you all on this.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Yes, that was part of it.

I guess I'll be on the other side of this. I figure honorable service, taking a bullet and 48 years in the country are enough.

I'll be just fine being in opposition with you all on this.

You aren't in opposition with me. I have just been pointing out the way it really is. You are more interested in the way it should be.

He should have applied for an adjustment of status while he was still in the service.

 

[struth]

This guy is not a criminal. He is a war hero who served the country and took a bullet for America. That's something Donald Trump never did. Yet this guy gets deported. Trump, convicted of 34 felonies, is the president. This country is going in the wrong direction.



This is bs.

He deported himself?