US EditionU.S.-born man held for ICE under Florida’s new anti-immigration law
- Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a U.S.-born man from Grady County, Georgia, was arrested in Florida for allegedly being an unauthorized alien, although he is a citizen.
- His charges were dismissed after his mother presented his identification, according to Thomas Kennedy from the Florida Immigrant Coalition.
- Lopez-Gomez was released after 48 hours in custody, following an ICE hold, reported his attorney, Mutaqee Akbar.
- The Florida law used for his arrest is temporarily blocked by a federal judge, creating confusion as ICE is not supposed to detain U.S. citizens, stated immigration attorney Alana Greer.
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U.S. citizen held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the country
A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges.
US citizen detained for ICE
MIAMI — A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son's birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges.
A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida and detained to be handed over to the immigration authorities, allegedly for being in the country without authorization, even after his mother showed a judge her son's birth certificate and the judge dismissed the charges.The man was released after his case received extensive coverage.Juan Carlos López, 20, was in a car that was stopped by the Florida Highway Patrol just after crossing the Georgian border, …
U.S.-Born Man Arrested Under Florida’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Law After Crossing State Lines
A U.S.-born citizen who was arrested in Florida, accused of being undocumented and entering the state “unlawfully,” has been released after spending the night in jail on a 48-hour hold requested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE. Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez is from Georgia and was driving across state lines to his construction job in Tallahassee when he was pulled over and then taken into custody. He remained jailed despite presenting a co…
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