Miguel Perez holding a photo of his son, Miguel Perez-Montes, Jr, an Army veteran who was deported in 2018 due to a drug charge

ID: 8 ~ Source: The New York Times ~ Creator: Joshua Lott/Agence France-Press ~ Date: March 26, 2018
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ID: Color photo of an older Latino man wearing a dark suit and cap, holding a computer printout of a color photo of a young Latino soldier wearing green fatigues and a red beret.

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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…