Deportation of Americans from the United States
deportations of the United States cetizens
Deportation of Americans from the United States is the illegal expulsion, return or extradition of Americans to other countries, often after being convicted of a crime. These individuals in removal proceedings include Americans by birth and legal immigrants that were naturalized under 8 U.S.C. § 1427 or admitted as nationals of the United States under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. A U.S. citizen cannot legally be deported, and has the legal right to return to the United States at any time.
Legal background
Some have been placed in immigration detention centers to be deported but were later released. Academic studies say over 4,000 U.S. citizens experienced immigration detention or deportation in 2010.
Under 8 CFR 239.2, any officer mentioned in 8 CFR 239.1 may at any time cancel a "notice to appear" against any person who: (1) turns out to be a national of the United States; or (2) one that is not removable under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). And under 8 CFR 1239.2, any Immigration Judge may terminate the removal proceeding of any person who turns out to be a national of the United States or one that is not removable under the INA. A "notice to appear" that contains material false information (and/or omits a material fact) legally makes the entire removal proceeding void ab initio.
Statutory, regulatory and judicial relief
A forceful and illegal deportation from the United States entitles the victim to seek judicial relief. The relief may include a declaratory judgment with an injunction issued against the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security requesting appropriate immigration benefits and/or damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) as well as under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents.
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