Green card veteran facing deportation starts hunger strike
by Manya Brachear Pashman, Chicago Tribune
Feb 01, 2018
2 minutes
CHICAGO - A U.S. Army veteran and green card holder with a felony drug conviction began a hunger strike Wednesday to protest his likely deportation, after a federal court denied his appeal to remain in the U.S., where he has lived since age 8.
Miguel Perez Jr., 39, a Chicago resident who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and recently finished a prison
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