SAN DIEGO (AP) – A former Marine deported to Mexico 15 years ago after being convicted of a minor offense has won his battle to return to the United States.
Marco Chavez plans to cross the border Thursday with his parents in an emotional homecoming. He spent his last day packing clothes and taking a red “Radio Flyer” wagon out of storage that he used to pull his sons in.
He hopes to cross the border with the keepsake.
This undated photo provided by Hector Barajas-Varela, director and founder of the Deported Veterans Support House, based in Tijuana, Mexico, shows former U.S. Marine Marco Chavez, who was deported to Mexico 15 years ago after he was convicted of a minor offense. Chavez has won his fight to return to the United States. Chavez has told The Associated Press on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 that he was looking forward to reuniting with his three sons in Iowa after missing their childhoods. He is now 45 and they range in age from 17 to 21. (Hector Barajas-Varela via AP)
An immigration judge’s ruling last month is allowing Chavez to return. California Gov. Jerry Brown had pardoned Chavez for a 1998 conviction of animal cruelty.
Chavez plans to live with his parents in Los Angeles while he waits for his permanent U.S. residency card to be replaced. He then will move to Iowa, where his ex-wife and children moved.
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