Army Recruit In Texas On Path To Citizenship Faces Uncertain Future

BEXAR COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM/CBSNEWS.COM) – Immigration lawyers say the Pentagon has begun discharging dozens of recruits who had been promised a path to U.S. citizenship. They were part of a program called “MAVNI” — military accessions vital to the national interest. It had brought more than 10,000 non-citizens into the military. The program was abruptly suspended in 2016, leaving more than 1,000 recruits in limbo.
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