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It's like all those "Mass murderer was trying to put his life back together" stories.

 

Wait a second...

The tweet made it sound like he was just arrested, but here's what the Trib says:

Perez said he discovered the citizenship oversight when he was summoned to immigration court shortly before his September 2016 release from Hill Correctional Center in Galesburg. Instead of heading home to Chicago from prison, Perez was placed in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and transferred to a Wisconsin detention center for immigrants awaiting deportation.

Why, that means he was taken into ICE custody... during the Obama administration.

How come we're only hearing about this now?

 

Sorry, everyone was tied up with the BENGHAZI! investigations.

 

Inky is right. That's some bullshit.

 

Yeah, I'm thinking this might be the most charitable telling of the story:

After his military service, Perez sought treatment at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Maywood, where doctors diagnosed him with post-traumatic stress disorder. He was supposed to return for more tests to determine whether he also had a traumatic brain injury.

In the meantime, he reconnected with a childhood friend who provided free drugs and alcohol. On Nov. 26, 2008, while with that friend, Perez handed a laptop case containing cocaine to an undercover officer. Perez pleaded guilty to the drug charge and served half of a 15-year prison sentence.

While Perez was convicted of delivering less than 100 grams of cocaine, prosecutors have said he was arrested for delivering much more and received a reduced sentence after a plea deal. Prosecutors also pointed out that Perez was given a general discharge from the military after a drug infraction.

 

Look, this isn't a happy story, and if he served. he probably should have gotten citizenship, but, let's tell the real and complete story.

 

You could almost say that the Trib "cherry picked" details, leaving out some important context.

 

Setting aside his less than honorable discharge, let's say President Trump called the head of ICE into the Oval Office, and told him/her that Perez was a good guy, who had served his country, and that he hoped they could let their investigation into him go.

Would that have been ok?

 

You 100% do. That's a journalist's job. The world is full of infinite information. Journalists decide which is important and how important.

 

Guy served the US. He deserves citizenship - regardless of his drug problem.

 

To whom?

 

We already have one double down around these parts.