Our Fascist Government at Work: U.S. natural-born citizen held by ICE despite judge seeing birth certificate.
An American citizen was held in a Florida jail at the request of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) despite the county judge being able to see a U.S. birth certificate in court.
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, who was born in the United States, was detained Wednesday in Florida by the state’s highway patrol and was charged with illegally entering the Sunshine State as an “unauthorized alien” under a state law that has been temporarily blocked by a judge, the Florida Phoenix news outlet reported Thursday.
Gomez-Lopez was born in Georgia. The U.S. State of Georgia, just to be clear. His first language is Tzotzil, Florida Phoenix reported.
His mother cried after seeing her son appear for a virtual hearing in court.
“I wanted to tell them, ‘Where are you going to take him? He is from here,’” she told the outlet. “I felt immense helplessness because I couldn’t do anything, and I am desperate to get my son out of there.”
Protests took place in front of the Leon County jail where the 20-year-old was held. He was released and reunited with his mother Thursday evening, Florida Phoenix reported.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5255137-us-citizen-held-by-ice-despite-judge-seeing-birth-certificate/
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, who was born in the United States, was detained Wednesday in Florida by the state’s highway patrol and was charged with illegally entering the Sunshine State as an “unauthorized alien” under a state law that has been temporarily blocked by a judge, the Florida Phoenix news outlet reported Thursday.
Gomez-Lopez was born in Georgia. The U.S. State of Georgia, just to be clear. His first language is Tzotzil, Florida Phoenix reported.
His mother cried after seeing her son appear for a virtual hearing in court.
“I wanted to tell them, ‘Where are you going to take him? He is from here,’” she told the outlet. “I felt immense helplessness because I couldn’t do anything, and I am desperate to get my son out of there.”
Protests took place in front of the Leon County jail where the 20-year-old was held. He was released and reunited with his mother Thursday evening, Florida Phoenix reported.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5255137-us-citizen-held-by-ice-despite-judge-seeing-birth-certificate/
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