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Wrongful Removals of U.S. Citizens 2000-2017

The topic is about the wrongful removals of U.S. citizens by ICE and CBP, with at least 70 documented cases between 2002-2017.

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Jan 27, 2026
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Are non citizens in the US from Canada being deported with no other criminal history?

— reporting and policy documents show that people from who are noncitizens in the have been detained and removed for immigration violations even when they had no criminal convictions; under recent mas...

Jan 19, 2026

How many documented cases of wrongful deportation of U.S. citizens have been verified by federal audits since 2000?

Federal audits and watchdog analyses have verified a measurable but limited number of wrongful removals: government and third‑party analyses identify at least 70 U.S. citizens who were deported in err...