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Federal Agents Detained Over 500 US Citizens in Immigration Crackdown
Original: Federal Agents Have Detained More Than 500 American Citizens in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
ProPublica reports that federal immigration agents have detained more than 500 American citizens during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The government does not track detentions of US citizens by immigration officers, so the outlet conducted its own investigation. The findings raise questions about accountability and the risk of wrongful detention as enforcement operations expand across the country.
Why now: The revelation that hundreds of US citizens were wrongfully detained has sparked outrage and debate over immigration enforcement overreach.
ProPublicaTrump administrationUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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- Federal Agents Have Detained More Than 500 American Citizens in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown · ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administration.
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