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This happened under the Obama Administration, and was just curious as to what you guys think about this?
Is the rule of law supreme? As this guy did break some laws. Or does the fact that he risked his life and served his country outweigh the fact that he broke the law to do so?
Personally, I would give the guy a reprieve. I refuse to believe that there are no shades of grey in the world. Not sure what ended up actually happening to him.
"John Emmanuel Ferron is an undocumented father of eight children who honorably served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. But the Jamaican-born man may soon be sent back to a country that he has not seen in 43 years.
He joined the Navy in 1974 by assuming his friend Clyde Anthony Steele’s identity and was recognized with a Length of Service Award for his ten years in the military. After the Department of Veterans Affairs discovered his status, the military stripped Ferron of his benefits and refused to recognize his service. In 2008, Ferron was sent to a federal prison for three years on identity theft charges.
In 2011, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) put him in Eloy Detention Center in Arizona to await deportation. He was also denied prosecutorial discretion and detention release. Because Ferron strongly believes that his service in the military should allow him to naturalize, he went on a hunger strike. He was ultimately transported to the medical observation wing and force-fed."
https://thinkprogress.org/undocumen...s-deportation-with-hunger-strike-ccece7293286
Is the rule of law supreme? As this guy did break some laws. Or does the fact that he risked his life and served his country outweigh the fact that he broke the law to do so?
Personally, I would give the guy a reprieve. I refuse to believe that there are no shades of grey in the world. Not sure what ended up actually happening to him.
"John Emmanuel Ferron is an undocumented father of eight children who honorably served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. But the Jamaican-born man may soon be sent back to a country that he has not seen in 43 years.
He joined the Navy in 1974 by assuming his friend Clyde Anthony Steele’s identity and was recognized with a Length of Service Award for his ten years in the military. After the Department of Veterans Affairs discovered his status, the military stripped Ferron of his benefits and refused to recognize his service. In 2008, Ferron was sent to a federal prison for three years on identity theft charges.
In 2011, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) put him in Eloy Detention Center in Arizona to await deportation. He was also denied prosecutorial discretion and detention release. Because Ferron strongly believes that his service in the military should allow him to naturalize, he went on a hunger strike. He was ultimately transported to the medical observation wing and force-fed."
https://thinkprogress.org/undocumen...s-deportation-with-hunger-strike-ccece7293286