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ICE Detention of U.S. Citizens 2025-2026

The detention of U.S. citizens by ICE, despite federal law and policy prohibiting such actions, has led to lawsuits, congressional investigations, and criticism of aggressive enforcement tactics.

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Jan 16, 2026
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US citizens arrested by ICE

Yes — while federal immigration law and ICE policy do not authorize the deportation of U.S. citizens, U.S. citizens have been arrested, detained and in rare historical cases nearly deported after enco...

Jan 16, 2026
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Christina Rank

Christina Rank is a 25-year-old woman identified in multiple local reports as a teaching assistant (sometimes described as a teacher) at Concord Education Center, a special‑needs middle school in Inve...

Jan 21, 2026

How have courts ruled on wrongful ICE detentions of U.S. citizens in recent cases?

Federal and lower courts in recent years have repeatedly found that and allied local law enforcement violated constitutional and statutory protections when detaining people later shown to be U.S. citi...

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