A judge denied an Illinois Army veteran's application for citizenship. Last March a judge ruled that

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I do not know anything else about this case but trust sen. Duckworth.






Citizenship denied for Illinois Army veteran fighting deportation

http://abc7chicago.com/politics/citizenship-denied-for-illinois-army-veteran-fighting-deportation/3219912/


A judge denied an Illinois Army veteran's application for citizenship. Last March a judge ruled that Miguel Perez, Jr., should be deported to Mexico.

Thursday, March 15, 2018
CHICAGO (WLS) --
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Perez is a green card holder and army veteran. He came to the U.S. when he was eight years old and served two tours of duty in Afghanistan. He was discharged from the army with an accompanying case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

He was taken into custody by ICE after he served seven and a half years in prison for a non-violent drug charge in 2017.

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Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth has written a letter of support on his behalf.

Governor Bruce Rauner denied Perez's request for clemency in February. He did not give a reason.

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1. It is not clear what the drug charge was

he got a 15 year sentence so it had to be a major felony.

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2. An Old Tribune Article States. . .

. . .he tried to sell something under 100 gram of coke to undercover officers. 2 ounces is 84 grams. That's a lot of coke.

Now if it was 2 grams, i'd have a different attitude, but something under 100 could be a lot. And, 15 years would be a big sentence for a war veteran if it were only 2 grams.

Something is a little off in this story.