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A U.S. Army veteran who was fighting to stay in the country after being deported to Mexico has officially become an American citizen.
Miguel Perez Jr., a 39-year-old veteran of the war in Afghanistan, was sworn in at a naturalization ceremony Friday in Chicago. Perez had recently returned to Chicago on a two-week permit to attend a citizenship hearing. […]
Perez was deported to Mexico roughly 18 months ago, after his original petition for citizenship was denied due to a 2010 drug conviction.
He served over 7 1/2 years in prison. His green card status was revoked and he went from state prison into the custody of immigration officials.
In August, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker pardoned Perez, allowing him to appeal his case, and return home to his parents and two children.
Pritzker took a big chance on pardoning Perez. The war vet had been battling PTSD when he was busted for handing a large amount of cocaine to an undercover cop. But the governor has said he believes in second chances and thought Perez should have an opportunity to prove himself. So far, so good.
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Oct 4, 19 @ 4:09 pm
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