13 Controversial U.S. Deportation Stories

Laura had fled to the U.S. to escape her abusive boyfriend. According to Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, she was eligible for "relief from removal." However, reports state she never saw an immigration judge or had a chance to talk to a lawyer. Days after she arrived in Mexico, she was found dead in a burning car belonging to her ex-boyfriend.

He was taken to jail in Mexico before being deported to Honduras and then Guatemala City, where he received help from the U.S. embassy.

Torres claims that Luis Alberto Delgado had his U.S. birth certificate, Social Security card, and Texas ID at the time of deportation. Immigration officials believed the documents were "fraudulent" and deported him to Matamoros, Mexico. He remained there for three months before being allowed back into the U.S.

Immigration officials believed her passport to be fake and revoked it upon attempting to enter the U.S. She was also jailed for 15 days when she tried entering the U.S. through Mexico with her legal passport.

The false name belonged to a Colombian immigrant with an arrest warrant in her country. Because Jakadrien did not speak up about her real identity, and there was no information on the Colombian immigrant or Jakadrien herself in law enforcement databases, she was deported to Colombia.

His family alleges he "ate from trash cans and bathed in rivers." He was in Mexico for 89 days.

After serving two years in prison, he was deported by ICE officials. He is permanently banned from the country. He founded "Banished Veterans," a group that helps out other veterans who have also been deported after serving in the U.S army.

Rebolledo says, "When I joined the military, I was promised my citizenship. My recruiter lied to me."

He was a U.S. permanent resident before serving for the U.S. Army in Vietnam.

A hearing notice for his immigration status was sent to an incorrect address.

According to the Supreme Court, the "social sharing of a small amount of marijuana" does not require automatic deportation.

Shahed recalled calling himself a "U.S. citizen instead of a permanent resident" when questioned by border patrolmen. He's been living in Bangladesh for the last three years.

Once he arrived in Honduras, Nelson was imprisoned at the infamous Comayagua prison without any formal charges. His mother claims he was tortured while inside. Nelson died in a prison fire just before his 21st birthday.