Georgia Army Veteran Deported While Appeal Pending, Fiancée Confirms

US Army veteran called a 'criminal illegal alien' and shipped off to Jamaica after 50 years of residency

A U.S. Army veteran, Godfrey Wade, who has been a lawful permanent resident in the United States for over 50 years, was officially deported to Jamaica on Tuesday, despite ongoing appeals from his family and advocates. Wade, who was born in Jamaica, arrived in the U.S. in the 1970s as a teenager. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served honorably before settling down and building a family with six children in Georgia.  Wade was taken into Immigrat…

Georgia Army veteran deported while appeal pending, fiancée confirms

Despite a pending appeal and a last-minute plea from Congressman David Scott, Godfrey Wade’s fiancée says the Army veteran was removed from the U.S. on Thursday.

Military veteran deported to Jamaica after 50 years in US

"Unfortunately, my dad will be arriving in Jamaica today," the man's daughter Christian Wade told Newsweek.