Article 699SH Undocumented ex-US border patrol agent helps veterans facing deportation

Undocumented ex-US border patrol agent helps veterans facing deportation

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Ramon Antonio Vargas
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Raul Rodriguez, 54, was fired after confirming with his father that his US birth certificate was a fake

A former US border patrol agent who routinely deported people before he learned that he was an undocumented immigrant and lost his job is now trying to help veterans facing deportation, according to a new media report.

In what is perhaps one of the most unusual of the 11m cases backlogged in the complex American immigration court system, 54-year-old Raul Rodriguez had spent much of his professional career working at two federal agencies which frequently encounter people trying to enter the US without permission.

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