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The following reference(s) may be useful when improving this article in the future: https://www.aclusocal.org/en/press-releases/guadalupe-plascencia-us-citizen-unlawfully-detained-ice-wins-settlement https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/01/540903038/u-s-citizen-held-by-immigration-for-3-years-denied-compensation-by-appeals-court https://www.aclu.org/cases/morales-v-chadbourne https://www.keranews.org/2016-12-22/you-say-youre-an-american-but-what-if-you-had-to-prove-it-or-be-deported https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/23/texas-ice-us-citizen-detained/ https://www.aclufl.org/en/cases/peter-sean-brown-v-richard-ramsay https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/3/31/1649164/-ICE-is-getting-sued-after-detaining-a-U-S-citizen-for-nearly-three-weeks https://www.aclusocal.org/en/press-releases/us-citizen-unlawfully-detained-immigration-agents-wins-settlement https://www.aclumich.org/en/cases/us-citizen-turned-over-ice-deportation https://www.aclunc.org/news/civil-rights-groups-sue-ice-unlawful-arrest-and-detention-us-citizen https://www.courthousenews.com/massachusetts-man-at-heart-of-twisted-citizenship-case/ https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article24475174.html https://deportation-research.buffett.northwestern.edu/us-citizens/ (scroll down a bit for some examples) https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/12/01/deported-us-citizen-finally-gets-passport-back/ https://www.aclu.org/documents/aclu-memo-interested-persons-regarding-concerns-hr-4437-border-protection-antiterrorism-and lists for example Sharon McKnight https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-487

There have been other instances of accidental deportations, some of them quite recent, although I'm not sure they meet Wikipedia's notability requirements.

For example, Jakadrien Turner, who was mistakenly deported to Colombia despite not being Colombian nor speaking Spanish. 2601:2C6:4A7F:85FD:4C3D:DF63:356B:C93E (talk) 07:52, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think you guys should include the latest news about Trump and ICE being allowed to deport US citizens by the GOP. The fire man 17 (talk) 13:13, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There were a handful of other cases in the news as well.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/when-ice-tries-to-deport-americans-who-defends-them — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:2C6:4A7F:85FD:4C3D:DF63:356B:C93E (talk) 07:55, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Iknowyoureadog: Here ya go. Polygnotus (talk) 07:26, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @Polygnotus for the links. i know you're a dog (talk) 06:32, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]