Florida Marine Veteran Faces Deportation Fight

Florida veteran loses federal citizenship case, now fears deportation with nowhere to go

Paul Canton served honorably in the U.S. Marine Reserves but was denied citizenship on a…

Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS)

By Katie LaGrone

A Florida veteran who served in the U.S. Marines during the Persian Gulf War has lost his federal court case in his decade-long fight for U.S. citizenship — and now faces deportation to a country that may no longer claim him.

Paul Canton, a former U.S. Marine who lives in Ocala, was denied legal status by a federal judge, officially ending his years-long legal battle to become an American citizen.