He spent 10 months in the Persian Gulf and lost friends to combat, he said. The Center for Naval Analyses, a federally funded research and development center for the Navy and the Marine Corps, found that non-citizens are far more likely to complete their enlistment obligations successfully than their U.S.-born counterparts.Ĭoombs was one who did not make the grade. The rules, however, would not apply to immigration judges. Sentencing Commission rules will make it possible for federal judges to consider a criminal defendant's military service and mental and emotional condition to issue a lesser prison sentence. So-called veterans courts, which give them specialized treatment, now number more than 30, with a dozen more planned. This push comes as criminal courts are increasingly listening to arguments for leniency for veterans. Government officials say they have no tally but plan to begin tracking the numbers. To simply have these people deported is not a good way to thank them for their service."Īdvocates estimate that thousands of veterans have been deported or are in detention. "An incredible number of kids come back with an injury or illness that puts them in trouble with the law. "You come back from Iraq or Afghanistan today, you have put yourself on the line for this country," said Filner. Bob Filner, D-Calif., chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, is looking into potential changes to the law so immigrants who serve in the military can avoid deportation.
If they were POWs, they'd be considered American prisoners." "They served in our uniforms, in our wars. "These are people who served us - whether they are model human beings or not," said Coombs' attorney, Craig Shagin of Harrisburg, Pa.
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