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US citizen detained by ICE in Florida released amid immigration crackdown

  • Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old American citizen born in Georgia, was arrested in Florida after a traffic stop on Wednesday and spent the night in jail.
  • His arrest stemmed from a new Florida law criminalizing unauthorized entry, which he was accused of violating despite traveling legally to work on a Tallahassee construction site.
  • On Thursday, a judge in Leon County verified his birth certificate, confirming his status as a U.S. citizen and resulting in his release from a 48-hour ICE detention.
  • The ACLU of Florida stated that Lopez-Gomez was jailed under a false allegation and warned that the law risks detaining U.S. citizens in racially motivated raids.
  • This incident highlights concerns over Florida's immigration enforcement possibly causing wrongful detention of citizens and prompting calls to protect their rights.
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New Hampshire Bulletin broke the news in on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
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