Judge ends deportation case for OC father of 3 Marines who was detained last summer, report says

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- A judge has dismissed the deportation case of Narciso Barranco, an Orange County landscaper and father of three U.S. Marines who was taken into immigration custody last summer, according to The New York Times.

Border Patrol agents detained Barranco in June in Santa Ana, pinning him to the ground before placing him in a detention facility.

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The judge ruled that Barranco is eligible for lawful status because he has three American sons serving in the military.

Barranco's attorney is now working to secure his permanent residency and a work permit.