A Florida man is suing a sheriff whose deputies detained him on behalf of federal agents who wanted him deported to Jamaica, even though he is a U.S. citizen.
Peter Brown filed the federal lawsuit on Monday, accusing the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in the Florida Keys of violating his constitutional rights.
Brown was not deported after a friend provided the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency with proof of his citizenship.
Brown, who resides in the Keys, said he was arrested last April by deputies at the request of ICE agents.
He said he repeatedly told deputies he was a U.S. citizen and offered to produce a birth certificate showing he was born in Philadelphia.
A spokesman for the sheriff’s office said it does not comment on pending litigation.
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