Deporting Veterans
KPFA Radio's "The War Comes Home" series tells the story of Philippe Louis Jean, an Iraq war veteran whom the U.S. government shamefully tried to deport -- once he came home. Louis Jean had a green card, but a previous adultery charge was enough for the government to throw him in prison for 10 months.KPFA Radio’s “The War Comes Home” series tells the story of Philippe Louis Jean, an Iraq war veteran whom the U.S. government shamefully tried to deport — once he came home. Louis Jean had a green card, but a previous adultery charge was enough for the government to throw him in prison for 10 months.
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