Tallahassee, April 19 (RHC)-- A U.S.-born citizen who was arrested in Florida, accused of being undocumented and entering the state “unlawfully,” has been released after spending the night in jail on a 48-hour hold requested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE. 

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez is from Georgia and was driving across state lines to his construction job in Tallahassee when he was pulled over and then taken into custody.  He remained jailed despite presenting a copy of his birth certificate and Social Security card, brought to court by his mother. 

Lopez-Gomez was arrested and charged under a contested anti-immigration law known as SB 4C, signed by Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis two months ago, despite a federal court order temporarily blocking the measure from being enforced.

[ SOURCE: DEMOCRACY NOW ]