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The topic is about U.S. citizens being detained by ICE agents during immigration enforcement actions from late 2025 to January 2026, resulting in lawsuits, congressional scrutiny, and civil-rights campaigns.
Yes—federal immigration agents have detained people who are U.S. citizens; recent reporting documents multiple high-profile and routine cases in early 2026 and watchdogs say wrongful citizen detention...
has legally limited authority to detain and deport noncitizens, but multiple recent reports document citizens being arrested, held briefly or longer, and in at least one case killed during immigration...
There is no single, publicly available, authoritative tally of confirmed U.S. citizens detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) between 2000 and 2025; reporting and advocacy research...