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| Man Deported After Jail Mistakes Him For Illegal |
| By ajc.com |
| Published: 10/14/2010 |
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A mentally ill North Carolina man is suing the federal government for deporting him to Mexico, where he was left penniless and forced to fend for himself for four months without even the slightest grasp of the Spanish language. The ACLU on Wednesday filed a lawsuit on behalf of Mark Lyttle, who settled near Atlanta after returning to the United States last year. Lyttle's troubles began when he was misidentified as an illegal immigrant in September 2008 while serving a 100-day sentence at a North Carolina prison. He was there on a misdemeanor assault charge for inappropriately touching a female orderly at a psychiatric hospital where he received treatment. A spokesman for the North Carolina Department of Corrections (DOC) said Lyttle reported his place of birth was Mexico City when he was booked into the prison. Read More. |
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