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ICE Detained The Wrong Peter Brown

In the Florida Keys, a US citizen is suing the Sheriff's office for detaining him on behalf of federal immigration authorities, who mistakenly identified him as a criminal alien.
Peter Brown was detained by Immigration Customs Enforcement because the agency erroneously identified him as a Jamaican who was here illegally and flagged him for deportation. In fact, Brown was born in Philadelphia, raised in New Jersey and has seen Jamaica only once, briefly on a cruise.

Peter Brown moved several years ago to the Florida Keys, and he's taken with the place. "It's the Keys," he says, "so it's a very different, very laid back place." Brown's life took an unexpected turn last spring. He tested positive for marijuana, violating his probation. He'd had an earlier run-in with police at a Key West bar and pleaded guilty to resisting arrest.

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