Army vet in immigration limbo

Army vet in immigration limbo after finding out he's not US citizen
The Associated Press
By Laura Wides-Munoz
Published: May 15, 2014

MIAMI — Immigration authorities said Thursday that they are reviewing the case of an Army veteran and Cuban native who recently discovered he is not a U.S. citizen.

Mario Hernandez served in the Army during the Vietnam War and worked for the Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons using a Social Security number he received when he arrived in the country as a child.

The 58-year-old Tallahassee, Florida, man always thought he was a U.S. citizen and repeatedly voted.

It was only last fall when he sought a passport to take a cruise with his wife that he discovered the authorities did not list him as a citizen or a permanent resident.

Suddenly, he was in limbo and under investigation by the U.S. government.

"I served this country," Hernandez said. "I've always tried to prove I'm a good American citizen. I have always taught my children and grandchildren we need to be good stewards of this country. My parents came for freedom. We owe a lot to this country."

Hernandez's attorney, Elizabeth Ricci, said they planned to meet with officials Tuesday in Tallahassee.
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