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Judge: Army veteran to be deported to Mexico for drug offense
Army veteran Miguel Perez Jr. is being deported to Mexico after spending time in prison for a felony drug offense, according to ABC 7. The 38-year-old army private completed two tours of duty in Afghanistan and legally immigrated to the U.S. with his family when he was eight years old. “My son fought for this country, not for Mexico,” his mother Esperanza Medina said. His legal team is appealing the judge’s ruling that he should be deported. [ABC7 Chicago]
