Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez was stopped while traveling with others in a vehicle from Georgia to a job in Florida. He was arrested under a law that a judge has temporarily blocked.

A U.S.-born American citizen was being detained at the request of immigration authorities despite an advocate showing his U.S. birth certificate in court.

A Georgia-born man’s detainment raises questions about Florida's strict immigration law and its consequences for U.S. citizens traveling within the state.

A Georgia-born man’s detainment raises questions about Florida's strict immigration law and its consequences for U.S. citizens traveling within the state.

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez held his mother in a tight embrace and wept following his release from the Leon County Jail Thursday evening, where the U.S. citizen was held after his arrest for illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien.” An official with Homeland Security Investigations in T...

MIAMI (AP) — A United States citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed...

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A US citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son's birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges. World News | US Citizen Held for Pickup by ICE Even After Proving He Was Born in Country.

Remember when Florida promised its new "papers please" law wouldn't target American citizens? Meet Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old Georgian who made the rookie mistake of being born in America…