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U.S.-born American citizen under ICE hold in Florida after driving from Georgia
NBC ^ | 4/18/25 | Suzanne Gamboa

Posted on 04/18/2025 8:43:35 AM PDT by ripnbang

A U.S.-born American citizen was being detained at the request of immigration authorities Thursday despite an advocate showing his U.S. birth certificate in court and a county judge finding no reason for him to be considered an “illegal alien” who illegally entered Florida.

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, 20, was arrested Thursday evening by Florida Highway Patrol and charged under a state immigration law that has been temporarily blocked since early this month. Details of Gomez-Lopez’s arrest and detention were first reported by the Florida Phoenix news site.

After inspecting his birth certificate, Leon County Judge LaShawn Riggans said during the hearing that “this is indeed an authentic document,” but that she did not have jurisdiction beyond finding no probable cause for the charge.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: clownshow; florida; immigration; juancarloslopezgomez; keystonecops; lashawnriggans; losing; pollsgoingdown; selfadmittedillegal; trump
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I'm sure there is much more to the story either NBC is not reporting, or hasn't come out, yet.
1 posted on 04/18/2025 8:43:35 AM PDT by ripnbang
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To: ripnbang

Believe nothing NBC, plus all main stream media.


2 posted on 04/18/2025 8:45:24 AM PDT by boomop1 (term limits NOW)
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What’s not being reported is who was in the vehicle with him which may have a lot to do with why he was arrested.


3 posted on 04/18/2025 8:46:18 AM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: ripnbang

All four of his names; first, middle and the two surnames, are very common for Hispanic males in the United States.
Mistaken identity is a possibility. Birth Cert. should have cleared that up.
Maybe they have other reasons for holding him.


4 posted on 04/18/2025 8:49:58 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: ripnbang
After inspecting his birth certificate, Leon County Judge LaShawn Riggans said during the hearing that “this is indeed an authentic document,”

I'm guessing it's real, but it isn't HIS... at least, not for sure.

5 posted on 04/18/2025 8:53:37 AM PDT by wizardoz (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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Could be, and I’m also wondering if the people in the vehicle were illegal and he’s being held for possible trafficking.


6 posted on 04/18/2025 8:59:44 AM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: wizardoz

I bet there are a lot of birth certificates with common names being shared. Real ID is going to solve all that. /s


7 posted on 04/18/2025 9:03:58 AM PDT by jean michael
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To: ripnbang

Exactly.


8 posted on 04/18/2025 9:03:59 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
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To: ripnbang

All immigration issues are the fault of the democrats, they created this problem and are now twisting stories to get sympathy.

We need nationwide billboards declaring DEMOCRATS, PUBLIC ENEMY #1.


9 posted on 04/18/2025 9:04:59 AM PDT by Thapsus_epiphany (Socialism is a prison, Communism is a death camp )
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To: ripnbang

Believe nothing the msm says. They are liars, terrified of their owners firing them if they don’t pervert the news. At any cost, they are ordered to make Trump look bad.


10 posted on 04/18/2025 9:05:13 AM PDT by LouAvul (1 John 2:22: Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist)
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To: ripnbang
From the linked story within the article:

Two other men who were in the car with Lopez-Gomez, the driver and another passenger, also had their first appearances on the same charges on Thursday. The driver was also charged with driving without a license.

The state trooper pulled over the car Lopez-Gomez was in because the driver was going 78 mph in a 65 mph zone, according to the arrest report. Lopez-Gomez gave his Georgia state ID to the trooper, who wrote in his report that Lopez-Gomez said he was in the country illegally.

No indication if he was just joking or the defense claiming the cop was lying.

https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u-s-born-man-held-for-ice-under-floridas-new-anti-immigration-law/

11 posted on 04/18/2025 9:05:19 AM PDT by fruser1
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Picked up for DUI last Sunday. Picked up by the cops again on Wednesday. Sounds like a good fellow.


12 posted on 04/18/2025 9:19:20 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt (Fascist, deplorable, and proud of it!)
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Leon County

FSU shooter


13 posted on 04/18/2025 9:22:43 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: wizardoz

Somebody needs to check the death records of the county/state the birth cert is from and see if any children with the same name died in the last 20 years.


14 posted on 04/18/2025 9:25:02 AM PDT by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: ripnbang

Did he have MS-13 tattoos?


15 posted on 04/18/2025 9:28:23 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Nobody elected Elon Musk? Well nobody elected the Deep State either.)
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hes been released..the driver of the car admmitted to being here illegally. The media was all set to go hysterical...


16 posted on 04/18/2025 9:30:32 AM PDT by basalt (he "legacy")
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who wrote in his report that Lopez-Gomez said he was in the country illegally.

 

I could see hinm saying that because heretofor illegals were given special consideration.

17 posted on 04/18/2025 9:30:56 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Nobody elected Elon Musk? Well nobody elected the Deep State either.)
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To: ripnbang

US citizens are liable to arrest by immigration authorities for violating criminal immigration laws outlined in Title 18 US Code, including being a principal in visa fraud, marriage fraud, smuggling, human trafficking, assault on immigration officers, and others.

Liars like this news outlet often lie by omission, intentionally concealing cogent facts to spread a sob story.

Time will tell whether this was a righteous arrest or a mistake.


18 posted on 04/18/2025 9:32:40 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: ripnbang

just because he was born in the US doesn’t necessarily mean he is here legally. Could have been born to illegals and not properly documented while a baby. Birth Certificates seem to be easy to get for many who should not have a US one.


19 posted on 04/18/2025 9:42:51 AM PDT by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
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To: fruser1
I'm not buying it.
The 20-year-old’s first language is Tzotzil, a Mayan language, and he took a long pause when he was asked if he wanted to hire a private attorney or obtain a public defender. He lived in Mexico from the time he was 1-year-old until four years ago, when he returned to Georgia, his mother told the Phoenix.
An anchor baby went back to Mexico as an infant and only came back to the USA when he was sixteen?   I'd rather buy the bridge.
20 posted on 04/18/2025 9:58:21 AM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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