Army veteran deported after drug conviction now a US citizen

CHICAGO (AP) — An Army veteran deported to Mexico after serving time in prison for a drug conviction has become a U.S. citizen.
Miguel Perez Jr. held up his citizenship certificate for the cameras Friday after being sworn in, saying, “Here it is.”
Perez, who was raised in Chicago, had a green card. But after serving 7½ years for a 2008 nonviolent drug conviction, the 41-year-old was deported last year. He was granted permission last month by immigration officials to re-e