U.S. citizens wrongly detained, deported by ICE

[babsbunny]

U.S. citizens wrongly detained, deported by ICE

Tyche Hendricks, Chronicle Staff Writer

Monday, July 27, 2009

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/27/MNGQ17C8GC.DTL&#ixzz0MVZ1UwNQ

(07-26) 18:37 PDT -- The son of a decorated Vietnam veteran, Hector Veloz is a U.S. citizen, but in 2007 immigration officials mistook him for an illegal immigrant and locked him in an Arizona prison for 13 months.


Veloz had to prove his citizenship from behind bars. An aunt helped him track down his father's birth certificate and his own, his parents' marriage certificate, his father's school, military and Social Security records.

After nine months, a judge determined that he was a citizen, but immigration authorities appealed the decision. He was detained for five more months before he found legal help and a judge ordered his case dropped.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/27/MNGQ17C8GC.DTL&#ixzz0MVZBVaRb

[annabanana]

1. I hope the ACLU is helping him with a WHOPPER of a lawsuit. . n/t

[Hydra]

2. We really are entering the era of

Guilty until proven innocent.

[Gman]

3. Born in East LA

IMDB info for Born In East LA

Poignant but very funny movie.

[Hydra]

4. *lolz*

I remember that! Surprisingly good, and wicked commentary on how we do things.

[imdjh]

5. OK, but holding the New Yorker for being a foreigner in Texas was funny. Not to him, of course.