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U.S. Citizen Who Was Held By ICE For 3 Years Denied Compensation By Appeals Court : The Two-Way : NPR
| Nominee: | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) |
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| Why this nomination? | A failure of the U.S.Government to protect it's citizens and provide due process. | ||
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| Description: | Davino Watson told the immigration officers that he was a U.S. citizen. He told jail officials that he was a U.S. citizen. He told a judge. He repeated it again and again. There is no right to a court-appointed attorney in immigration court. Watson, who was 23 and didn't have a high school diploma when he entered ICE custody, didn't have a lawyer of his own. So he hand-wrote a letter to immigration officers, attaching his father's naturalization certificate, and kept repeating his status to anyone who would listen. Still, Immigration and Customs Enforcement kept Watson imprisoned as a deportable alien for nearly 3 1/2 years. Then it released Watson, who was from New York, in rural Alabama with no money and no explanation. Deportation proceedings continued for another year. Watson was correct all along: He was a U.S. citizen. After he was released, he filed a complaint. Last year, a district judge in New York awarded him $82,500 in damages, citing "regrettable f |
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http://www.npr.org/2017/08/01/540903038/u-s-citizen-held-by-immigration-for-3-years-denied-compensation-by-appeals-court?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark |
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| Publication/Media Source: | NPR | ||
| Author: | CAMILA DOMONOSKE | ||
| Photo and/or Video Source: | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s website | ||
| Publication Date: | August 1, 20175:03 PM ET | ||
| Tags: | ice, immigrations and customs enforcement | ||
| Nominator: | adminrw | ||
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| Submission Date | Aug 23, 2017 |
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