Born in America, Treated Like a Stranger: The Heartbreaking Arrest of Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez 💔 Imagine holding your child’s birth certificate in a courtroom, proving they were born in the U.S., and still watching them be treated like they don't belong here. That’s not fiction. That’s what happened to Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen from Georgia, who was jailed in Florida under an anti-immigration law that shouldn’t even apply to him . The worst part? The charge that landed him there was dropped —but ICE still wants to hold him. Why? Because of a mistaken identity , a flawed system, and a state law that has already been temporarily blocked by a federal judge . This isn’t just a glitch in the system. This is the system. This story isn’t about politics. It’s about a mother sobbing because she’s being told that her American-born son doesn’t count as American enough. It’s about a young man who speaks Tzotzil as his first language, being forced to navig...
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