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AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado combat warfare seasoned who is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement successful Aurora is anxiously waiting to spot if helium volition beryllium deported to a country where his attorneys accidental helium could beryllium tortured.
That combat veteran came to this state illegally but served successful the military, wherever helium was awarded a Purple Heart. How overmuch longer 39-year-old Jose Barco indispensable enactment astatine the ICE detention installation successful Aurora is present successful the hands of an migration judge.
That justice volition determine whether Barco volition beryllium deported or person his removal deferred, according to Barco’s attorney. That lawyer and an advocate spoke aft Barco’s proceeding astatine the detention center.
“This is simply a punishment that could effect successful his indefinite detention, torture and imaginable nonaccomplishment of his life,” Advocate Anna Stout said.
Barco came to the United States illegally with his parents from Venezuela when helium was 4 years old. He joined the military and was stationed successful Colorado Springs, and served two tours successful Iraq, wherever helium was injured successful combat.
FOX31 was told the sergeant applied to go a U.S. national portion helium was successful the military, but that the paperwork was lost.
“The crux of this lawsuit is the information that we shouldn’t beryllium present today. This should not beryllium a US seasoned successful removal proceedings due to the fact that helium should person been made a america national arsenic this state promised him erstwhile helium went to warfare for america and erstwhile helium fought for america and bled for us,” Stout said.
After leaving the military, Barco served 15 years successful situation for attempted murder, according to Stout and Barco’s attorney.
ICE arrested him immediately after helium was paroled. Barco’s advocates and attorneys accidental they fearfulness helium volition beryllium deported to Venezuela oregon Cuba, wherever helium has household ties.
“It’s unimaginable. He is being judged disconnected 1 of his worst days alternatively of a batch of bully things helium had successful the United States arsenic acold arsenic serving the country,” Barco’s wife, Tia Barco, said.
His attorneys are asking that his deportation beryllium deferred nether a pact designed to forestall torture. They accidental they fearfulness helium would beryllium tortured because of his subject service.
Attorneys accidental a amended spot mightiness beryllium a installation successful Mexico, wherever helium could get attraction for his PTSD and his past suicidal ideations. But the extremity is to person him released successful the U.S. until his aboriginal is much unchangeable and secure.
A justice could regularisation connected this lawsuit immoderate time now, according to his attorney.
