Florida Marine Veteran to Leave US After Long Citizenship Battle

[Wonder Why]

https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2026/03/12/florida-marine-veteran-leave-us-after-long-citizenship-battle.html?ESRC=mr_260316.nl]

A sad day for veterans.

After fighting for almost a decade to gain U.S. citizenship, time is running out for Marine Corps veteran Paul Canton.

He’ll likely be deported soon back to his native New Zealand, despite serving in the U.S. military for seven years, and building a life in Central Florida for more than 25 years.

Semper Fi from a USAF vet. My country makes me cry.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. This is just shameful. And this man LOVES (maybe LOVED now...) the US.

[2naSalit]

2. So fucked up...

But the silver lining here is that he's going to New Zealand which is far better than a lot of places he could end up.

[GiqueCee]

3. I fear...

... that only death will stop these psychopaths.

[littlemissmartypants]

4. GiqueCee, you're probably right. But I don't fear it. It's possible

Such could result in salvation for many years.

[Seinan Sensei]

5. I must be missing something

There’s an estimated 24,000 non-citizens serving as active-duty U.S. military.
And there’s an estimated 5000 noncitizens who join yearly

[GiqueCee]

6. These evil thugs...

... aren't interested in drug dealers or criminals of any sort. Oh, they started out mouthing those goals, but their real intention from the jump was to instill fear in everyone. That's been clearly stated in Russell Vought's obscene bible, Project 2025. This is state-sponsored terrorism; there's no other word for it, and even if we don't get beat up or murdered on our own street, we will live in constant fear of it, and that's their gold ring on this carousel of cruelty. Constantly terrified people are easier to control. Until they aren't.
There's going to be a lot more bloodshed before this is over, and a desperate psychopath like Trump is capable of anything. Don't ever forget that, and only deluded fools dismiss it.