Trial proceedings have begun in an Atlanta courtroom, against a man accused of war crimes committed during World War II. Authorities allege 85 year old Paul Henss of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was a Nazi SS officer during World War II. Henss, who entered the U-S in 1955, faces deportation. Officials say Paul Henss hid his Nazi affiliation, while retaining German citizenship. During the war, officials say he handled attack dogs while on guard duty at Dachau and Buchenwald. A joint U-S based task force including immigration officials and the Department of Homeland Security say Nazi law required prison guards to quote act without mercy when training the dogs on prisoners. Since prosecution of Nazi war criminals began in 1979, more than 106 people have been stripped of U-S citizenship and deported to Germany. An additional 180 have been prevented from entering the county. Paul Henss is alleged to have joined the SS in 1941. The group was considered the most elite of Hitler's forces. An immigration judge in Atlanta will hear the case. Henss faces deportation to his native Germany, where he retains citizenship.
