Who could have predicted that American citizens would be accidentally rounded up in this anti-immigration, anti-Hispanic hysteria?
Eduardo Caraballo, a U.S. citizen born in the United States, was detained for over three days on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant.
Despite presenting identifying documents and even his birth certificate, Caraballo was held by federal immigration authorities over the weekend and threatened with deportation, according to an NBC Chicago report. He was only released when his congressman, Luis Gutierrez -- a vocal supporter of immigration reform -- intervened on his behalf.
Hey, whatever needs to happen in order to satisfy the xenophobic nativism of frightened white people.