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US Citizens Wrongfully Deported 2010-2020

The fact-check is about US citizens being wrongfully deported between 2010 and 2020, with a focus on the period from fiscal year 2015 through mid-2020, during which ICE arrested, detained, and removed people identified as potential US citizens.

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Jan 31, 2026
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How many cases of U.S. citizens mistakenly detained or deported have been documented by federal audits or courts since 2010?

Federal records and audits do confirm that U.S. citizens have been mistakenly targeted by since 2010, but the only formal federal audit covering recent years (the ) documents a narrow slice: from fisc...