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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
JustTooOdd@lor.sh ("Infinity Counter 🟦") wrote:
"Jose Barco-Chirino is the son of a Cuban political prisoner who protested against Communism. He was born when the family fled to Venezuela and granted asylum in America at the age of 5.
The promise of U.S. citizenship from the Army sounded better than working construction in Miami, so he joined up before he was old enough to drive.
Between tours he filled out citizenship papers, but they disappeared."
#StarsAndStripes #Immigration #Venezuela #USMilitary #Cuba #DACA #USArmy #VeteransAffairs
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-02-13/fort-carson-iraq-army-veteran-deportation-ice-barco-16820694.html