TORONTO (AP) — A U.S. soldier facing deportation after fleeing to Canada to avoid the war in Iraq says her biggest fears are being separated from her children and being sent to prison on her return to the United States. The lawyer for Kimberly Rivera says her client is considering an appeal. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has given Rivera until Sept. 20 to leave the country. She has lived in Canada for five years with her husband and four children. Her lawyer, Alyssa Manning, said the 30-year-old Army private served in Iraq in 2006 but became disillusioned with the mission. She crossed the border into Canada while on leave in February 2007 after she was ordered to serve another Iraq tour.
US soldier may appeal Canadian deportation order
— Aug. 31 1:28 PM EDT
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Kimberly Rivera speaks at a news conference in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Canada has ordered the deportation of Rivera, a U.S. soldier who fled the U.S. military in order to avoid the war in Iraq, officials said Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. War Resisters Support Campaign spokeswoman Michelle Robidoux said that Citizenship and Immigration Canada has ordered Rivera to leave the country by Sept. 20. Rivera is meeting with her lawyers to determine her next step and was unavailable to comment, said Robidoux. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Vincent Elkaim)
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Kimberly Rivera speaks at a news conference in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Canada has ordered the deportation of Rivera, a U.S. soldier who fled the U.S. military in order to avoid the war in Iraq, officials said Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. War Resisters Support Campaign spokeswoman Michelle Robidoux said that Citizenship and Immigration Canada has ordered Rivera to leave the country by Sept. 20. Rivera is meeting with her lawyers to determine her next step and was unavailable to comment, said Robidoux. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Vincent Elkaim)
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