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Civil Immigration Enforcement

ICE's civil enforcement authority is meant to apply to aliens, and internal guidance and congressional statements affirm that ICE cannot assert its civil immigration enforcement authority to arrest and/or detain a U.S. citizen.

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Jan 28, 2026

Can U.S. citizens be legally deported by ICE?

No: as a matter of law, through civil immigration procedures, and policy recognizes that it lacks authority to “arrest and/or detain a U.S.” in . That legal rule, however, exists alongside a documente...