Posted on 06/01/2010 8:00:29 PM PDT by SloopJohnB
A former Marine and Gulf War veteran may soon be boarding a flight to Jamaica -- the ticket cost picked up by the U.S. government.
But Rohan Coombs, who came to the U.S. from Jamaica as a child, is not looking forward to the return trip. He's being deported.
Coombs is not alone. By some estimates, 3,000 to 4,000 veterans are awaiting deportation, and the deportations have been going on since a 1996 law made it easier for the U.S. to boot out foreign nationals, including legal permanent residents – “green-card” holders – who served in the military if they commit crimes. Collectively, they've been dubbed "Banished Veterans" by those who say that vets – even those who have committed crimes – deserve better than to be booted from the country they served.
(Excerpt) Read more at military.com ...
Good Riddance
When I say propaganda I mean this:
[Coombs, who arrived in the U.S. at age 9, slipped into some bad ways after he was discharged from the Marine Corps in 1994, says his fiancée, Robyn Sword of Stanton, Calif. In March 2008, she said, Coombs was arrested for selling marijuana. Shagin said the charge is considered trafficking, one of the offenses ICE may use to begin deportation proceedings.]
Why use the guy's girlfriend and lawyer as sources for his criminal record? They are biased. Why not do a little research and cite the official record?
“Journalism” has devolved into such claptrap that readers no longer remember what objective reporting was about.
Two points:
1) He never had citizenship to lose.
2) You left out a word:
The guy is losing citizenship over selling pot.
So true-many foreigners enter the military just to become citizens. While I respect everyone who has served, simply having done so doesn’t necessarily make one a good citizen.
True.
I am not a vet, but I was a green card holder for many years.
My understanding was that you had to commit a felony to be deported. If the crime is NOT a felony, they should not be deported.
Was he honorably discharged? Makes a difference.
Ping!
Sure is. Jr’s aunt who was ordered deported many times is allowed to stay, live in public housing and work when she can while receiving taxpayer benefits and this guy gets deportated. Seriously messed up.
But illegal aliens smuggling drugs from Mexico, that’s okay and won’t be prosecuted?
This is not the country I was born in, and I want my country back.
That’s BS! and Racism Straight UP!
The guy served in the military. Put him in jail for 6 months to a year and give him 5 years probation.
But, let the guy stay in this country as a citizen.
And NO, I am not being sarcastic one bit.
Sorry the guy made a bad choice but we have a justice system for that.
He should be rewarded for his service, so long as he was honorable, with citizenship.
Go to jail, learn a lesson but, give the guy his citizenship.
Stupid huh? Give him some time and probation but give him his damned citizenship.
He earned it!(then again, if he wants a get of jail card, he could take the deportation).
In my mind, if he served in the U.S. Military honorably, he is an American. A criminal too? Sure, but he is an American.
Hey, if he was booted for not completing his contract or dishonorably then Adios Amigo.
Otherwise, give him his citizenship and some jail time.
He was selling. No sympathy from me. Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time... or handle the consequences.
A Florida man is behind bars following a traffic stop which netted 1,500 pounds of marijuana, according to a Department of Public Safety news release.
An officer with the Department of Public Safety stopped the commercial vehicle last Friday for unsafe lane usage about four miles west of Benson, according to the report released Tuesday.
The officer noticed suspicious behavior from the driver and a K-9 officer was called in to check the tractor-trailer.
The dog alerted to something inside the trailer, and that’s where officers found the pot sandwiched between loads of produce. Officers also found a loaded weapon in the truck.
Rohan Coombs, 35, of Orlando, Florida, was booked for possessing and transporting marijuana for distribution and possessing a firearm.
His Freightliner tractor and the utility trailer were seized, according to DPS.
But he has just started a new job and was getting his life back together....
Semper Fi Mac but you chose poorly.
No, it is not. Citizens of other countries agree to certain things in order to get green cards, etc. If they do not follow the agreement- immigration laws then they need to be deported. The last thing we need is more criminals. If they are so concerned about being deported then they shouldn’t have done the crime. The fact that they served, I will give them my thanks- but if they did not follow the conditions of our immigration laws then they still need to be deported.
There is a path to U. S. citizenship for those willing to serve in our military- but they must follow our immigration laws in order to complete that path. That is how it should be.
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