U.S. Army veteran Miguel Perez Jr. is flanked by his parents at a news conference Sept. 24, 2019, at Lincoln Methodist Church in Chicago. Perez was deported, then granted clemency by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

ID: 111 ~ Source: Chicago Tribune ~ Creator: Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune ~ Date: September 24, 2019
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“Estoy muy feliz!” (I am very happy.) My battle is over and it should never have happened. This is not an excuse but at the time, I was suffering from anxiety after coming back from the war. There were not enough resources for help and I fell into…