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ICE cannot lawfully detain a U.S. citizen solely because an enforcement operation targets noncitizens; and affords rights to remain silent and to counsel, but multiple recent reports show citizens nev...
Yes—Immigration and Customs Enforcement has deported non‑citizen service members and veterans: a 2019 GAO review tallied at least 250 non‑citizen veterans in removal proceedings and 92 deported betwee...
Available reporting does not provide a single, authoritative tally labeled “U.S. citizens arrested by ICE in FY2024.” ProPublica’s investigation documented "more than 170" U.S. citizens detained by IC...
Recent reporting documents multiple instances in September 2025 where U.S. citizens were detained or involved in immigration operations that raise alarms about , including use of family members as a l...
Available reporting shows multiple U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE in 2025, sometimes for days; ProPublica’s compilation (republished by OPB, NPR and others) documents at least 170 citizen det...
A multi-source review of the provided reporting finds in which U.S. citizens were arrested or detained by immigration agents between 2010 and 2025, and the cases collectively point to recurring causes...
ICE has repeatedly detained U.S. citizens in recent months, with multiple media investigations and personal accounts documenting cases where citizens were arrested and forced to prove their status bef...
ICE field encounters often rely on rather than a single definitive on-the-spot proof of citizenship, and mistakes have produced documented detentions of U.S. citizens and public rebukes of agents. Rec...
US citizens who encounter ICE are advised to carry primary proof of citizenship—most commonly a valid U.S. passport or a Certificate of Naturalization—yet federal officials and recent reporting show t...
Local law enforcement refusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer requests can reduce legal risk for municipalities but raises political and operational trade-offs that play out differ...
ICE has detained multiple people later identified as U.S. citizens in 2025, with reporting showing contributed to these wrongful detentions. The available coverage and rights guides indicate a pattern...
ICE agents do not have a universal, nationwide legal right to remain anonymous; , producing a legal conflict. Reported incidents of masked ICE operations and wrongful detentions have driven legislativ...
Legal permanent residents (LPRs, “green card” holders) can be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sometimes without immediate criminal charges or bond hearings, creating disput...
Available reporting from September 2025 documents multiple high-profile incidents in which U.S. citizens were , but no single source in the provided material offers a comprehensive tally of all wrongf...
A clear pattern emerges from the sources: US citizens have been detained by ICE in multiple incidents, raising questions about ; the coverage documents individual cases, ICE policies on detainee right...
ProPublica and multiple outlets have documented more than 170 instances in 2025 alone in which people who identify as U.S. citizens were detained by immigration agents, and watchdogs report that betwe...
There is documented evidence that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained U.S. citizens in the course of immigration operations and at protests, with reporting citing at least held...
A recent wave of reporting documents since 2017 in which immigration agents detained or arrested people who later were identified as U.S. citizens, with widely cited case examples including George Ret...
ProPublica’s October 2025 investigation documents more than 170 incidents where U.S. citizens were detained by immigration agents, often Latino individuals held during large-scale sweeps; however, no ...
Detaining U.S. citizens without probable cause exposes ICE agents and the agency to a mix of legal, administrative, and political consequences, but accountability is uneven in practice. Recent lawsuit...