CLEARWATER — “A Bronx Tale,” an original one-man show written for the stage and performed by actor Chazz Palminteri, will be presented Sunday, March 20, 2022, 7:30 p.m., at the
with the promise of citizenship he served two tours in afghanistan, then a 7 1/2-year prison sentence for a felony drug conviction. in march, 2018, i.c.e. agents immediately swept perez jr. into custody with swift deportation orders. they put him on a bridge on the walkway to mexico in his prison clothes to with a plastic bag of some of his stuff. that s what they do to decorated military veteran. reporter: since then perez jr. says he s lived a second sentence. i wouldn t want to compare it to being a prisoner of war, but it s something like it because being away from my family and everything that i love, my community, my home, it s like being trapped in a foreign place. our thanks to our affiliate wlsn, liz nagy for the report. you do not have to be a u.s.
denied because he served 7 1/2 years in prison for a nonviolent drug offense. reporter elizabeth nagy from affiliate wls in chicago walks us through this. reporter: it s a new day for miguel perez jr. there gives us hope that we re closer than ever to bring him home. reporter: a late afternoon phone call from governor pritzker answered the prayer the perez family has had on repeat for years. sometimes i m very angry. i say, god, you know but when when i know it s not my time, it s your time, but when? reporter: on speaker phone from mexico, you can hear the relief in perez jr. s voice. there s no words to express what i feel. i m just excited. i ve been crying. eye been laughing. i ve been all over the place. reporter: he was born in mexico but grew up on chicago s northwest side.
first, let me just thank you, because there aren t any. mayor, for always being with us. so don t wait. you re always with us in good call now to request your free decision guide times and in bad times and on and find the aarp medicare supplement plan behalf of the family, i just want to thank you for your that works for you. support of this police there s a range to choose from, department and obviously the depending on your needs and your budget. perez family. what i want to do is go over rates are competitive. this event, provide an outline of what occurred. and they re the only plans of their kind endorsed by aarp. i just want to just thank my team that s up here, all of our executive assistant chiefs. like any of these types of plans, they have been working and they let you apply whenever you want. assistant chiefs and ray hunt from the hpou who this has been there s no enrollment window. no waiting to apply. a real family and a real partnership, so today, steve wasn t just take
media for you all s help. reporter: was there any confrontation, violence? i wasn t there. i ll let the fbi speak on that. what can you tell us where she s been in 30 something hours? at somebody s home? she s been in the metro area. do you think she was riding around in a car the whole time? we re still interviewing and evaluating her health at this point. who from the fbi can talk to us right now? before i i d be remiss if i did not recognize chairman turner, chairman of the clayton county commission board. i want him to say a couple words. then i ll give him an opportunity to say something. good afternoon, and as the chief said, well, first of all, i m chairman jeff turner. chairman of the clayton county board of commissioners. as the chief said, it s a great day for law enforcement, great day for the community. definitely a great day for the perez family. you know, this can should be as an example of what happens when