Fresh off of serving prison time, veteran Fort Carson soldier hopes for immigration reprieve

[yuna628 9,747]

Thoughts on this story?

 

This individual applied for his citizenship via the Army, and they seem to have lost that paperwork. Soldier believes he is a US citizen and by all accounts served the US bravely. Unfortunately, like many wounded and decorated soldiers that came out of Ft Carson unit found problems adjusting to life with severe emotional and PTSD issues. Doesn't seem to have had support and ended up panicking and firing a gun into a crowd. Received 52 years for that but let out on parole, and that's when ICE picked him up and are intending on deporting him because the Army doesn't want to prove his status. https://denvergazette.com/news/immigration/jose-barco-army-veteran-facing-deportation/article_d90ef248-e3ee-11ef-97be-eb7d73f906c6.html

 

https://gazette.com/news/jose-barco-army-veteran-facing-deportation/article_162bfd7e-e435-11ef-ae51-ffce14df930c.html?mode=nowapp

[Dashinka 24,899]

Curious about this one.  He was supposed to be naturalized by 2006, yet nearly 20 years later there is a question.  What about the father, did he naturalize (assuming he is still alive), and if so was Barco under 18 years of age.  There is more to the story than this reporter chose to dig into.

[Ban Hammer 13,656]

i don't see this as the army doesn't want to prove his status - paperwork does get lost.   
if anything, it is a good reason to always have one's own copy of any important paperwork.
 

[yuna628 9,747]

It sounds like he applied for his citizenship when he joined the Army at 16 or 17 years of age.

Being charged with 52 years is just crazy to me. There are hardcore killers that don't even get that much time.

 

1 minute ago, Ban Hammer said:

i don't see this as the army doesn't want to prove his status - paperwork does get lost.   
if anything, it is a good reason to always have one's own copy of any important paperwork.
 

I think that our military and the government could try harder on behalf of people that served our country to not lose things that may be lifechanging to the soldier. Just as they should in getting them proper support they need.