Deported veteran Miguel Perez sworn in as US citizen
By Steve Almasy, CNN
Updated 9:45 PM ET, Fri October 4, 2019
Veteran who served in Afghanistan deported (2018)
(CNN)The call Army veteran Miguel Perez had been waiting years for came Friday. It was from immigration officials who phoned his attorney so see how quickly Perez could come to downtown Chicago to take his oath to become a US citizen.
Just two months ago, Perez doubted this day would ever come. He had been stripped of his green card and deported to Mexico, despite his military service that included deployments to Afghanistan.
But his history also included a felony drug conviction in Illinois and a prison term of more than seven years.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/04/us/deported-veteran-miguel-perez-citizenship/index.html
