Mid-commute traffic stop left US citizen detained under an ICE order. Then, a Florida judge verified his US birth
Source: CNN
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A US-born man charged this week with being an “unauthorized alien” in Florida has been released after spending the night in jail on a 48-hour hold requested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid the Trump administration’s broad deportation crackdown.
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, 20, was arrested Wednesday by Florida Highway Patrol when the car he was riding in was pulled over for speeding, according to an arrest affidavit and his attorney, Mutaqee Akbar. The American citizen – born in Grady County, Georgia, where he lives in the city of Cairo – was crossing into Florida for his work in construction in Tallahassee, about 45 minutes from home.
Uncertainty stemming from a language barrier or even customs paperwork Lopez-Gomez filled out as a teen may be factors in the Florida detention, his attorney and advocate told CNN as they try to understand what happened.
Still, the case highlights concerns over racial profiling and immigrants’ rights as the White House aims to vastly slow arrivals at the border and eject undocumented immigrants, from children to suspected criminals, and judges weigh the legality of a mounting number of such cases.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/american-citizen-detained-under-ice-013141935.html
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This is especially true for any Latino-Americans, but really, any of us could be stopped at any time. I always carry my US Passport and Real ID. I also have a certified copy of my birth certificate but it's safely stored at home. I don't carry it with me because it's somewhat delicate.
Your cellphone is not proof of anything. Plus it's the first thing the Nazis will take in order to find "evidence" against you. I'm not breaking the law, but I am getting more and more paranoid every day.
