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Emmy-Award Winning Journalist at Risk of Deportation Over ICE Coverage (truthout.org)

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“This is one of the most dangerous periods for free speech in American history,” a Georgia lawmaker said.

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[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That's awful. One of my my most hated related phrases is "Veteran with honorable discharge deported." Still trying to wrap my head around that. One of them was even discharged after taking a bullet to his spine.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

One of them was even discharged after taking a bullet to his spine.

You mean deported?

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Eventually, yeah. He was honorably discharged, got hooked on prescription opioids, got cut off, resorted to crime to maintain his supply, got caught and then deported. A regular citizen would just have gotten prison time and then release.