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Yes this is very unfortunate and he definitely deserves damages, just like anyone who's innocent but gets convicted and sentenced to prison. Although he did ser
by manigandham 7y ago
Yes this is very unfortunate and he definitely deserves damages, just like anyone who's innocent but gets convicted and sentenced to prison. Although he did serve 1 year in prison for selling drugs and that's where the mistake happened.
I don't see it being an indication that the average legal resident needs to suddenly be more cautious though.
- ceejayoz 7y agoYou don’t see how “even a citizen can take 3+ years detained to prove their citizenship” might be concerning to a green card holder? I'm a former green card holder, now naturalized. This shit is terrifying to me.
- manigandham 7y agoNo, it's a single example of an extreme situation. There are also innocent people on death row, struck by lightning, eaten by bears, or a multitude of other unfortunate scenarios which are all exceedingly rare for the majority population. In this case, not going to prison would've prevented this chain of events from ever occurring for this person. It's important to assess the actual risk. I'm a naturalized citizen as well and feel perfectly safe.