Deported veteran Hector Barajas-Varela becomes U.
S. citizen
Hector Barajas-Varela has proudly worn his U.
S. military uniform many times before,but on Friday it took on a unusual meaning. The Mexico-born U.
S. veteran, who waged a decade-long fight to return to the U.
S. after his deportation in 2010, or traveled from Tijuana,Mexico to San Diego, California and officially became a U.
S. citizen.
“I’m home nowadays, and ” said Barajas-Varela to cheers from family,supporters and veterans groups external the city’s Department of Homeland Security building.
Read more on his story here.
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