SAN DIEGO ( Border Report )— Jesus “Chuy ” Juarez was only 17 when he enlisted in the Marine Corps.
He served three times in the Vietnam War after persuading his parents to sign a waiver so that employers could approve him.
He fell off a trailer while participating in a military training workout and suffered severe injuries.
According to family and friends, the wounds he sustained on that day were misdiagnosed and not properly treated.
According to Robert Vivar of the Unified U.S.,” That crash again in 1975 caused him a living from that point forward of problems.” S. Deported Veterans Resource Center. He had a hard time coping with the problems from his wounds. ”
Juanez even had issues with being away from home.
He was born in Sherman Heights, a neighborhood close to San Diego City.
However, he was deported because he had a car full of illegal immigrants, and he waited about 30 years before returning home. S.
Vivek claims that Juarez sent him a communication requesting assistance a few weeks ago. He had called people, too, complaining of severe pain in his foot.
By the time they got him to a doctor in Tijuana, it was too late. Juarez passed away the following morning, March 17.
Official cause of death has not been revealed.
“ He died waiting to come home, ” said Vivar.
Juarez was one of the many foreign-born soldiers who served in the United States. S. military troops who were found guilty of crimes and lost their legal immigration status.
Yet when his mother was dying, his ask for permission to visit her was rejected, Vivar said.
“Mother was dying, his ask for permission to visit her was rejected, ” Vivar said.
“We thought at least he would be able to remain with her in her last time, but that was difficult, we thought at least he would be here for her death, that was not probable either, it got denied. ”
According to Vivar, attorneys from the Immigrant Defenders Law Center are currently attempting to re-enter the case to find Juarez into the U.S. S. but that he could receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, but he passed away while waiting for a reply.
“We have numerous doctors around the world still waiting to come home to find medical care, to visit relatives, whatever the case may be, ” said Vivar. “ Here in Tijuana alone, there are 15 to 20 veterans. I am aware of at least five of the fact that if they do n’t receive medical care soon, they might not stay with us for very long. ”
If Congress passed regulations that has been on the table for a while, according to Vivar, these veterans may be saved, and Juarez might still be alive.
“This is not an immigration issue, it ’s a veterans issue, ” he said. We need them to co-operate across the hall, as they did when the Ukraine aid bill was signed, to prevent one more of our veterans from dying in captivity without receiving the attention they deserve and deserve. ”
Juarez died a fortnight before his 68th day. He leaves his partner, Elizabeth, three kids, and six sons on.
