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Jamaican Veteran Faces Deportation After 48 Years in U.S.

2/5/2026

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Godfrey Wade, a Jamaican-born Army veteran from Covington, Georgia, faces imminent deportation after nearly five months in ICE custody with a flight manifest to Jamaica.
Wade has lived in the United States since 1975.
A traffic stop revealed a 2014 removal order Wade was unaware of.
Wade's attorney filed an appeal to reopen the case because he has not had a hearing since arrest.

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Godfrey Wade, a Jamaican-born Army veteran from Covington, Georgia, faces imminent deportation after nearly five months in ICE custody with a flight manifest to Jamaica.
Wade has lived in the United States since 1975.
A traffic stop revealed a 2014 removal order Wade was unaware of.
Wade's attorney filed an appeal to reopen the case because he has not had a hearing since arrest.