Wife of Soldier Missing in Iraq Faces Deportation

The wife of Army Spec. Alex Jimenez, who is a Massachusetts soldier who is missing in Iraq, faces deportation as she is an illegal immigrant. She came to America illegally three years before marrying Jimenez. Her lawyer is seeking a hardship exemption. He had petitioned the government for a green card for his wife before they were married. His request was how immigration found out she was illegal

I have to believe that the exemption would be granted.

“I can’t imagine a bigger injustice than that, to be deporting someone’s wife who is fighting and possibly dying for our country,” Mr. Kolken told the station.

An immigration judge put a temporary stop to the proceedings since Spec. Jimenez was reported missing. The soldier’s wife is living with family members in Pennsylvania, the station reported.

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