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Wrongful Detentions of U.S. Citizens

Cases of US citizens being wrongly detained or deported by ICE.

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Jan 24, 2026
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Is Trump having ICE arrest legal citizens

to arrest noncitizens — not — yet multiple independent audits, watchdog reports and news investigations document that American citizens have nevertheless been arrested or detained during recent enforc...

Jan 16, 2026
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4500 ice officials info leaked?

Multiple independent news outlets report that personal data for roughly 4,500 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol employees was shared with the online database “ICE List” ...

Jan 19, 2026

What are ICE’s formal procedures for verifying a detainee’s U.S. citizenship and how often are they followed?

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) maintains formal written procedures for investigating and assessing an encountered individual’s potential U.S. citizenship—assigning responsibility to li...

Jan 9, 2026

Why does ice go to places, and seemingly harass, assault, kill, or arrest what appear to be American citizens

ICE conducts interior enforcement operations to identify, arrest and remove noncitizens whom the agency believes are unlawfully present or pose public-safety risks, but expanded directives, poor data ...