Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez: US-born man freed after being held as ‘unauthorised alien’

Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez, a 20-year-old US citizen, was wrongly arrested in Florida under suspicion of being an unauthorised alien while commuting to work. His detention, prompted by Florida's SB 4-C law, sparked outrage. A judge released Gomez after verifying his birth certificate. A video on social media shows him having an emotional reunion with his mother.​​

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