Fabian Rebolledo poses in his military uniform in San Ysidro, moments before crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. (UC Irvine Immigrant Rights Clinic) Eight years after immigration officials detained Fabian Rebolledo in his Baldwin Park home and deported him to Tijuana, the U.S. Army veteran has returned home.Rebolledo crossed the border at San Ysidro on Wednesday morning, proudly wearing his Army uniform. It was the culmination of a years-long battle by the UC Irvine Immigrant Rights Clinic, which was able to reopen the case in December and regain his green-card status in August . . .
