Veteran Deported After Nearly 30 Years in US
Marlon Parris, a U.S. Iraq War veteran and long-term legal resident, faces deportation following a May 9th immigration judge ruling. Despite possessing a Green Card for decades and a prior ICE determination allowing him to remain, his Green Card was confiscated in 2023, leading to his January 2024 detention. The judge, while sympathetic, ruled that sufficient evidence existed for deportation, a decision his attorney is appealing. Parris’s wife attributes his detention to a change in presidential administration and the subsequent stricter immigration policies.