US army veteran who received Purple Heart deported by ICE to Mexico
by Carla Herreria Russo from US news | The Guardian on (#71FYP)
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 Teran 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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