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U.S. Citizen Detained by Immigration Agents in Key Largo

12/26/2025

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Story summary

Federal immigration agents detained Dayana, a U.S. citizen, during a traffic stop in Key Largo on December 3, 2025.
Body camera footage shows agents threatening to break her car window if she did not exit.
Dayana was driving her husband's car and had been stopped multiple times in the same area.
Despite her repeated citizenship claims, agents forcibly removed her and held her for about ten minutes before releasing her.

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Story summary

Federal immigration agents detained Dayana, a U.S. citizen, during a traffic stop in Key Largo on December 3, 2025.
Body camera footage shows agents threatening to break her car window if she did not exit.
Dayana was driving her husband's car and had been stopped multiple times in the same area.
Despite her repeated citizenship claims, agents forcibly removed her and held her for about ten minutes before releasing her.