72-year-old honorably discharged veteran deported after 50 years in America

Chiming in as the designated customs and immigration person. First, some things to question the veteran for NOT doing?

Why didn't he naturalize over the decades?

Three parts to a story: your view, my view, the truth. Don't think one article is telling us everything.

People don't go away for years for "possession".

Veteran has due process at criminal trial and at the immigration court.

Would you want anyone on your streets selling heroin?

Personally, I read the article, there is a boatload that veteran isn't telling us.

It is sad MSgt Lionel (Leo) Rondeau. He served his adopted country well but his mistake was not becoming a citizen. He's been here long term but without citizenship to protect him, he's thrown back to Mexico like a common criminal. To serve this country as an officer, you have to be a citizen, I feel the same should be true for enlisted soldiers. If they want to volunteer to serve this country, they should be offered a fast track to citizenship. If they choose not to accept that, we don't need them.

This is very sad, yet another example of our government getting rid of the issue and not taking care if it. There is help out there, they should be afforded all the help available to veterans, they earned that much and more.