Summary
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tried to deport Roman Surovtsev, an immigrant who has lived in the U.S. since he was a child. ICE attempted to send him to Ukraine, a country that does not recognize him as a citizen. Surovtsev's wife has hired lawyers to help fight the detention and deportation.
Key Facts
- Roman Surovtsev came to the U.S. from the former Soviet Union as a refugee at age four.
- His green card was revoked after he pled guilty to carjacking and burglary in California.
- ICE attempted to deport him to Ukraine and Russia, but neither country recognizes him as a citizen.
- Surovtsev regularly checked in with ICE, leading to his detention in August.
- ICE aims to meet a one-million-person annual deportation target.
- His case is being heard in court, with his lawyers arguing that his re-detention is unconstitutional.
- Ukraine does not possess documentation to prove Surovtsev's citizenship.
- His lawyers assert there is little chance of deportation in the near future due to documentation issues.
