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U.S. citizen
Coverage of U.S. citizen in the Nexus archive.
- Lafayette sheriff’s ICE partnership has grown to include detention, active enforcement
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office has expanded its collaboration with ICE, including using a building for detention and participating in a checkpoint that detained a U.S. citizen. Immigrant advocates criticize the partnership, arguing it erodes trust in local law enforcement. The sheriff’s office joined ICE’s 287(g) program, allowing deputies to detain individuals based on suspected immigration violations.
- US doctor with Ebola in Berlin hospital not critically ill, family tests negative
A U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being treated in a Berlin hospital and is not critically ill. His wife and four children have tested negative for the virus.