Calif. Governor Grants Pardon to Deported US Veteran [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Calif. Governor Grants Pardon to Deported US Veteran

Hector Barajas, a former U.S. military paratrooper born in Mexico and deported in 2004 for committing a crime, was granted a full pardon Saturday by California Gov. Jerry Brown

By Monica Garske
Published 57 minutes ago | Updated 46 minutes ago





A U.S. military veteran deported to his home country of Mexico 13 years ago after serving time for a conviction received a full pardon Saturday from California Gov. Jerry Brown.

Hector Barajas was born in Mexico’s Zacatecas state and crossed the border illegally into the United States at age 7. After growing up in the U.S., he served in the U.S. Army from 1995 to 2001 in the 82nd Airborne Division, as a paratrooper during Operation Desert Storm.

After an honorable discharge from the Army, Barajas had a difficult time adapting to civilian life. He developed a substance abuse problem. He was in a car when a firearm was discharged and was convicted for the crime of shooting at an inhabited vehicle.

In early July 2002, Barajas was sentenced in the Superior Court of the State of California, in the County of Los Angeles, for the crime. Barajas served just over one year in prison and the same amount of time on parole. He was released on Sept. 2, 2004, after completing his sentence.

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