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Mistaken Detention of U.S. Citizens by ICE and CBP

The detention of U.S. citizens by ICE and CBP due to mistaken identity, poor data quality, and aggressive enforcement tactics.

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How are U.S. citizens mistakenly detained by ICE and what remedies exist?

U.S. citizens are sometimes swept up in ICE and CBP operations through a mix of operational practices—detainers, “at‑large” arrests, appearance‑based profiling, and mistaken records—that lead to tempo...