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TT green card holder, a veteran, detained by ICE

VIX 2/17/25, 10:57:02 AM
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Iraq war veteran faces deportation. Non-violent drug charge.
Marlon Parris was in his 24th day in the custody of the federal government, one of the first to be detained under the new Trump Administration. On his way to an ATM to grab cash for the family's housekeeper on January 22, he was swarmed by unmarked SUVs with police lights blaring.

"He called me, and he was like, 'I think ICE is detaining me,'" wife Tanisha Hartwell-Parris recalls. "And I'm just like, what? Like I'm completely shocked, completely shocked."

Parris, originally from Trinidad and Tobago, entered the US in the late 90s, arriving as a minor, according to his wife. Only a few years after entering the U.S., Parris joined the Army, becoming one of the first deployed to Iraq after 9/11.

Parris was arrested within two days of President Donald Trump entering office.
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Walco 2/17/25, 11:09:21 AM
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In reply to VIX

He seems like the perfect misfit to me. Don't you agree?

But it continues to baffle me why someone would choose to live legally in a country for more than 25 years without becoming a citizen.
Chrissy 2/17/25, 4:49:36 PM
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Stupid West Indians give up everything for a chance ai dis
Better dem than me.
sgtdjones 2/17/25, 5:12:33 PM
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I expected some dumb rass comment from you.

Many of us are successful, and I didn't give up everything I gained by leaving.
I send back to help the poor.
Look at what that idiot has done to T&T over the past 10 years.
So many lack common sense with such comments.

“Care about what other people think
and you will always be their prisoner.”

~ Lao Tzu
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camos 2/17/25, 9:38:12 PM
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In reply to Walco
But it continues to baffle me why someone would choose to live legally in a country for more than 25 years without becoming a citizen.


can never understand the choice myself, particularly for someone who served in the military, but the drug offense may have prevented him from getting citizenship.
Halliwell 2/17/25, 9:38:18 PM
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In reply to VIX

Ahh vix, the veneer cracking? lol Is that some sadness and pity there for good ole Parris? I hope he voted Kamala.
camos 2/17/25, 9:58:34 PM
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green card holders can't vote!
StumpCam 2/17/25, 10:05:47 PM
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green card holders can't vote!

According to Repugs and MAGA they do!razz
VIX 2/17/25, 10:19:28 PM
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In reply to Halliwell

I pity all misfits, From great merica to great britain! lol
Walco 2/18/25, 12:32:09 AM
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It's relatively easy for members of the military to become US citizens. IIRC they do not have to wait 5 years like other green card holders before being eligible for citizenship.
camos 2/18/25, 12:36:51 AM
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I think it is 4 years for regular folks, having to renew green card every 10 years was what drove a lot of people to become citizens.
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