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#wrongful detention

The detention of individuals without legal basis, including U.S. citizens detained by ICE, individuals held despite court-ordered release, and persons detained based on racial profiling or mistaken identity.

Updated March 25, 2026 Civil Rights
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing

Systematic Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement and Wrongful Detention of US Citizens

Latinos account for 90% of ICE arrests, 76% of raids target majority-Latino neighborhoods, the Supreme Court has authorized race-based immigration stops, and at least 170 US citizens have been wrongfully detained — constituting systematic racial profiling in violation of equal protection and non-discrimination principles.

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