A California man who has lived in the U.S. for decades was detained by ICE for days after a rookie agent incorrectly filled out paperwork.
Nolan De Long had only been working as a federal immigration agent for a few weeks when he arrested 55-year-old Berkeley resident Carlos De La Garza after a routine appointment related to his green card application, The Washington Post reported.
Court records show De Long entered incorrect information on De La Garza’s I-213, a form the government uses to detain immigrants and begin deportation proceedings. In a sworn statement, De Long admitted that due to his “lack of experience,” he did not understand the form’s language and mistakenly believed De La Garza’s residency bid had been denied, even though it had not.
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