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Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported to Jamaica

Jermaine Thomas, born in 1986 on a U.S. military installation in Germany to a father who was a naturalized American citizen, was deported from Texas to Jamaica in May 2025.
Thomas's deportation followed a long legal dispute over his citizenship, with courts ruling he is not a U.S. citizen due to his father's residency and naturalization status at the time of his birth.
Thomas spent much of his life in Texas, often homeless and in jail, and was arrested earlier in 2025 after eviction; he spent about 30 days in jail before deportation.
Thomas described feeling deeply hopeless during his deportation, even wishing for a fatal plane accident, and challenged the fairness of removing a child of a U.S. Army service member who has sacrificed for the country.
His case highlights complexities of birthright citizenship for children born overseas to U.S. military personnel and shows ongoing impacts amid the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and birthright citizenship policy changes.

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