ICE arrested and detained U.S.-born Maryland woman for 25 days despite documented citizenship evidence
ICE arrested Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales, 22, during a December 14, 2025 traffic stop in Baltimore and detained her for 25 days across five facilities in Louisiana, Texas, and New Jersey, despite her Laurel, Maryland birth certificate, hospital and immunization records, and birth-witness affidavits. DHS disputed her citizenship, citing a 2023 Customs and Border Protection encounter near Lukeville, Arizona, and an in-absentia removal order issued in January 2025, while a federal judge barred her removal pending litigation and she was released January 7, 2026 under ICE supervision.