An American soldier who sought refuge in Canada after she became disillusioned with the Iraq war has turned herself over to the United States. […] The parliamentary secretary to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has confirmed the deportation and says the Harper government doesn’t believe Rivera will be persecuted in the U.S. Rivera came to Canada in 2007 to avoid further U.S. military service. Ken Marciniec of the War Resisters Support Campaign says two other Iraq war resisters who were deported in the past faced year-long jail sentences for desertion upon their return.
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