Former Fort Carson Iraq war veteran gives up the fight to stay in the US
- Veteran Jose Barco, who served two tours in Iraq, is facing deportation after spending 15 years in prison for a felony conviction and has decided not to appeal his case, stating he had only a 2% chance of winning.
- Barco expressed his preference to be sent to Venezuela, saying, 'Send me to a country that will accept me since my country doesn't.'
- Barco's immigration papers went missing while he served in the Army, which led to his current situation with U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement.
- A fellow soldier noted that Barco seemed to have 'no more left in him from behind bars' after his lengthy struggle with his immigration status.
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Former Fort Carson Iraq War Veteran Gives Up the Fight to Stay in the US
Jose Barco, a decorated U.S. Army veteran once based out of Fort Carson who served two tours in Iraq during some of the most intense fighting but later served time for a felony conviction, has become a casualty of a different kind of war.
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