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US army veteran who received Purple Heart deported by ICE to Mexico


Venezuelan-born Jose Barco detained upon early release from prison following attempted murder conviction

An army veteran and Purple Heart recipient who served two tours in Iraq was deported on Friday morning from an immigration detention facility in Florence, Arizona.

Arizona state representative Raquel Terán told Fox 10 Phoenix that Jose Barco, a Venezuelan-born veteran whose family fled Cuba as refugees, was deported at 4am from Arizona.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/14/purple-heart-veteran-deported

Author : Carla Herreria Russo

Publish date : 2025-11-15 02:03:00

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