A 22-year-old Maryland woman, whose lawyers say is a U.S. citizen and had been detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Texas, has been released from federal custody.
A 22-year-old Maryland woman, whose lawyers say is a U.S. citizen and had been detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Texas, has been released from federal custody.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/maryland-mother-who-says-shes-a-u-s-citizen-is-released-from-25-days-in-ice-custody/4039780/
“He said attorneys submitted her birth certificate and other documentation that they say proved she’s a U.S. citizen. But it still wasn’t enough to get her released from ICE custody.”
"In my years now of being an immigration attorney, I have never had to go this far for a case. What we were finally able to get and what we worked on getting was a lengthy affidavit from a medical professional, a doctor who described why the birth certificate was authentic,” Pérez said.
“Her attorneys say she remains under ICE supervision. They said the Department of Homeland Security continues to challenge in federal court the claim that she is a U.S. citizen and she still faces the threat of deportation.”
Horrifying but lines up with what happened in Chicago. They only care about what their internal data says, not facts.
Wait, what happened in Chicago now?