Summary
A woman named Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) because the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims she is a Mexican citizen, despite her attorneys presenting evidence that she was born in the United States. Her legal team insists that she should not have been detained or deported, and they are unable to contact her. DHS maintains she is not a U.S. citizen and that she has an order of removal.
Key Facts
- Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on December 14 in Baltimore by ICE.
- Her attorneys claim she was born in Maryland and is a U.S. citizen.
- DHS claims she is an illegal immigrant from Mexico with a removal order.
- Diaz Morales reportedly did not have a valid U.S. birth certificate according to DHS.
- Her attorneys provided a redacted birth certificate and hospital records supporting her U.S. citizenship.
- Her family was told she had been deported despite a judge ruling she cannot be deported pending a hearing.
- There is a dispute over her identity, including a reported encounter with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Arizona.
- Her attorneys argue that issues with her name may have contributed to her detention.
