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AP Investigation: Documents Support Claim ICE Has Detained a Mentally Ill US Citizen Since January
AP found records supporting claims that ICE detained a mentally ill man despite evidence he was born in the United States and held a passport for 15 years.
- An investigation by The Associated Press found that Phillip James, a Florida-born United States citizen, has been detained by Immigration authorities for nearly 10 months despite documented proof of his citizenship.
- James, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, falsely claimed he was born in Jamaica, prompting authorities to initiate deportation proceedings despite his documented Florida birth and valid passport history.
- Documents obtained by The Associated Press, including a 1988 paternity case and birth certificate, verify James' citizenship; The Department of Homeland Security alleges his passport was fraudulent without providing evidence.
- James remains at the Miami Detention Center, nicknamed the Speedway Slammer, while his lawyers appeal the deportation order and await a federal judge's ruling on his petition for release.
- Northwestern University professor Jacqueline Stevens, who studies ICE wrongful detentions, said evidence consistent with deportation is treated as accurate while inconsistent evidence is treated as fraudulent, reflecting systemic flaws.
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AP investigation: Documents support claim ICE has detained a mentally ill US citizen since January – WTOP News
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — For nearly a year, immigration authorities have detained and sought to deport a mentally ill man whose mother, lawyers and public records say was born in the United States and not Jamaica as he claims, a review by The Associated Press found. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has no authority to...
·Chevy Chase, United States
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AP investigation: Documents support claim ICE has detained a mentally ill US citizen since January
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — For nearly a year, immigration authorities have detained and sought to deport a mentally ill man whose mother, lawyers and public records say was born in the United States and not Jamaica as he claims, a review by The Associated Press found.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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