U.S. Citizen in Immigration Custody for 7 Months Sues Government

03 Feb 2010 /  Announcements, Deportation, Immigration Enforcement, Naturalization

The Orlando Sentinel reported yesterday that Army veteran Rennison Castillo sued the Federal government because officials from the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (USICE) kept him in their custody despite his requests for officials to verify his claim as a U.S. citizen. Ultimately, attorneys from the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project managed to present evidence to confirm Mr. Castillo’s citizenship.  Once the [...]

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