Potra Law Firm
  • Home
  • About Our Firm
    • Our Team >
      • Cornel Potra
      • Kristina Potra
      • Alex Chang
      • Blake Huffman
      • James Tucker
      • Jennifer Pak
      • Michael Peterson
      • Seth Hansard
      • Sharon Glazier
  • Areas of Practice
    • Immigration >
      • Family Based Immigration >
        • I-130
        • I-601
        • I-601A
        • I-131
        • Family-Based Adjustment
      • Business Immigration >
        • B1-Business
        • B2-Tourist
        • F1-Student
        • J-1 Exchange
        • L- Intracompany
        • O- Extraordinary
        • P- Visa
        • H- Visa
        • TN-Visa
        • E-Visa
        • Immigrant Visa
        • NonImmigrant Visa
      • Stop Deportation
      • DACA
      • U-Visa & VAWA
      • SIJS
      • Citizenship
    • Criminal & Traffic
    • Personal Injury
  • Videos
  • Client Form
  • Blog/News
  • Contact
  • Español

BLOG / NEWS

They Came Here to Serve. But for Many Immigrants, the Army Isn’t Interested.

7/11/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
A ceremony for Mavni recruits in 2009. In recent years the Defense Department has tightened regulations for the program, and thousands have been caught up in extra layers of security vetting.CreditÁngel Franco/The New York Times
Recruit Zhang, an immigrant from China, joined the United States military on the promise that enlisting would lead to American citizenship. He swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and was handed an Army T-shirt. But, after two years of delays, there came a sudden discharge that has left him reeling.
​
“They just said one word: I was ‘unsuitable,’” said the 30-year-old, who has a wife and child and a business management degree. He asked that only his last name be used. “I came here legally, made an agreement to stay legally, and they have not kept the agreement.”
A growing number of foreign-born recruits who joined the United States military through a special program created to recruit immigrant troops with valuable language and medical skills are being terminated before they can qualify for citizenship. Lawyers for the recruits say at least 30 have been discharged in recent weeks and thousands more are stuck in limbo — currently enlisted but unable to serve — and may also be forced out.

They are being cut even as the Army has been unable to meet its 2018 recruiting goals.
​
Mr. Zhang’s parents, a factory worker and a city official in southeast China, sold their house to support him while he waited two years to be called to boot camp. Now he may be deported, and worries he could be punished by the Chinese government for enlisting in a foreign army.

​
Read full article here
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Author

    Potra Law Firm
    We are dedicated to providing superior legal advice to our clients.

    Archives

    April 2019
    February 2019
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018

    Categories

    All
    Criminal Defense
    Family Law
    Immigration
    Personal Injury

    RSS Feed

Our Firm

The Potra Law Firm

At Potra Law Firm, we are fully dedicated to becoming the best at what we do. We use our time, gifts, and abilities to make our team successful and highly productive. We are committed to offering honest, competent, and excellent legal services. One client at a time.

Services

​Immigration

Family Law

Personal Injury

Traffic & Criminal
​

Workers Compensation

Support

​Contact

3620 Swiftwater Park Drive,
Suwanee, GA 30024


Phone: 770-271-5244
TF: 888-768-7252
​
Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM


​Privacy Policy
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Picture
Picture
You can vote for us Here!
© COPYRIGHT 2018. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Home
  • About Our Firm
    • Our Team >
      • Cornel Potra
      • Kristina Potra
      • Alex Chang
      • Blake Huffman
      • James Tucker
      • Jennifer Pak
      • Michael Peterson
      • Seth Hansard
      • Sharon Glazier
  • Areas of Practice
    • Immigration >
      • Family Based Immigration >
        • I-130
        • I-601
        • I-601A
        • I-131
        • Family-Based Adjustment
      • Business Immigration >
        • B1-Business
        • B2-Tourist
        • F1-Student
        • J-1 Exchange
        • L- Intracompany
        • O- Extraordinary
        • P- Visa
        • H- Visa
        • TN-Visa
        • E-Visa
        • Immigrant Visa
        • NonImmigrant Visa
      • Stop Deportation
      • DACA
      • U-Visa & VAWA
      • SIJS
      • Citizenship
    • Criminal & Traffic
    • Personal Injury
  • Videos
  • Client Form
  • Blog/News
  • Contact
  • Español