U.S. Army Veteran Deported to Mexico After 2 Tours in Afghanistan

[Merle 458]

2 hours ago, smilesammich said:

the assumption that i was trying to rationalize that it's no biggie to smoke pot in the military is on you. that isn't what i was implying or said.

eta: i don't need you to speak for me & please don't try. you fail miserably.

Your words, here and in other threads, speak for themselves.

Edited March 30, 2018 by Merle

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

3 hours ago, smilesammich said:

there ya go. he wasn't kicked out for drug related charges, he got caught smoking weed. big difference. in many states, many veterans legally use marijuana to ease their ptsd symptoms - not that those calling for his deportation think he actually has ptsd or a tbi.

not the same guy as op.

 

2 hours ago, smilesammich said:

the assumption that i was trying to rationalize that it's no biggie to smoke pot in the military is on you. that isn't what i was implying or said.

Actually, it is EXACTLY what you said, and it’s not just on Merle, it’s on anyone who happens to read your posts here.

 

In fact, he WAS kicked out for drug related charges, because weed is a drug, and it’s a felony to possess or use it in the military.  So technically, he now has two felony drug charges against him.

 

And in spite of what the media is claiming, he did not serve two tours in Afghanistan.

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52 minutes ago, Merle said:

Your words, here and in other threads, speak for themselves.

your misunderstanding is no reflection on me 

[smilesammich 10,727]

38 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

 

Actually, it is EXACTLY what you said, and it’s not just on Merle, it’s on anyone who happens to read your posts here.

 

In fact, he WAS kicked out for drug related charges, because weed is a drug, and it’s a felony to possess or use it in the military.  So technically, he now has two felony drug charges against him.

 

 

no, it wasn't. i get that you're trying to save face. how was he discharged again?

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

1 hour ago, IDWAF said:

 

Actually, it is EXACTLY what you said, and it’s not just on Merle, it’s on anyone who happens to read your posts here.

 

In fact, he WAS kicked out for drug related charges, because weed is a drug, and it’s a felony to possess or use it in the military.  So technically, he now has two felony drug charges against him.

 

And in spite of what the media is claiming, he did not serve two tours in Afghanistan.

That may get him discharged and possibly court martialed, but should it get him deported? 

 

 If he had a clearer understanding of his rights he could have initiated a petition for citizenship based solely on his military service, water under the bridge I know. 

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16 minutes ago, Il Mango Dulce said:

That may get him discharged and possibly court martialed, but should it get him deported? 

 

 If he had a clearer understanding of his rights he could have initiated a petition for citizenship based solely on his military service, water under the bridge I know. 

I believe it was the drug trafficking conviction and then attempting to file for naturalization that got him deported.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

25 minutes ago, Il Mango Dulce said:

That may get him discharged and possibly court martialed, but should it get him deported? 

 

 If he had a clearer understanding of his rights he could have initiated a petition for citizenship based solely on his military service, water under the bridge I know. 

No court martial that I am aware of.  Not a “high” enough crime.  But enough to get him an other than honorable general discharge.  That was 2004, and has zero to do with his deportation.  

 

He was convicted of drug trafficking in 2008, plead 2 kilos down to 100 grams, and got the 15 year sentence.  Then he got deported after serving 7 years of that sentence, though I have not read exactly ICE was triggered.  I think I read that his attempt at naturalizing was after he was sentenced to deportation (but I made have that backwards, I have slept since I read many articles on the matter).

 

Yes, it is tragic that he didn’t file his N400 as soon as he joined; he could have done so for free.  Or in the 7 years prior when he was eligible, and paid like the rest of us.  And it’s tragic that he committed a felony as a mexican citizen.