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Arab-American paratrooper faces deportation after Afghan service
· Highly decorated sergeant ordered to stand trial
· Anti-discrimination committee protestsEd Pilkington in New York
Monday December 3, 2007
The GuardianA highly decorated Arab-American sergeant in the US army, who is currently serving as a paratrooper in Afghanistan, faces deportation on his return to the United States because of an irregularity in his immigration papers.
Sgt Hicham Benkabbou has been served with an order to stand trial for deportation as soon as he arrives home, despite the fact that he has been on active service in Afghanistan for almost two years with the 508th parachute infantry regiment, known as the Red Devils.