Disabled U.S. Army veteran set to be deported despite years of service

(This comes from Oneamerica, the largest immigrant advocacy organization in Washington State, which is working “to ensure that immigrant communities and their rights are recognized and upheld in our democracy.”)

Take action: a system that deports a wounded veteran is truly un-American!

On January 12, an immigration judge refused to stay the deportation of U.S. Army veteran Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry.

Zahid has been a permanent resident for more than a decade and spent nearly six years in the Army National Guard, during which time he sustained injuries to his back that require him to use a wheelchair.

After being honorably discharged from the military Zahid applied for U.S. citizenship. His failure to previously report misdemeanors committed in Australia in the 1990s on his residency application led to deportation proceedings.

Zahid and his wife Anne continue to fight his deportation to Pakistan.