Veteran Who Served 2 Tours in Afghanistan Deported to Mexico

Federal authorities deported a military veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan but was later convicted of drug crimes, an agency spokeswoman said Sunday.In a statement, the spokeswoman, Nicole Alberico of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, said immigration agents returned Miguel Perez Jr., 39, to Mexican authorities on Friday.In an email to NBC News, Perez’s lawyer, Chris Bergen, said Perez was left with no money and only his orange prison uniform.”He was dumped in one of the most dangerous areas of the Mexican border,” Bergen said. “We will continue to fight his case and appeal his citizenship denial.”Photo Credit: Joshua Lott/AFP/Getty Images, File
Source: NBC San Diego