The ceremony highlighted the successes that activists have had in the nearly decade-long fight to return deported veterans to the United States
The formerly deported Army combat veteran is used to sleepless nights, one of the many effects of the post-traumatic stress disorder he carries from his time in Afghanistan. Still, the mixed emotions of the moment — becoming officially part of a country that had shunned him for more than a decade — kept him up more than usual.
“You are the ideal American citizen,” she told Hernandez Mata. “We have only caught a glimpse of your struggles, your bravery and your incredible resilience.” Azucena Alcantar reaches over to hold the hand of her husband Mauricio Hernandez Mata just before he takes the oath to become a U.S. Citizen. In July 2021, the Department of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs began the initiative to help deported veterans and their immediate family members.
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