Subject: Re: Operation Charlotte's Web

However, the law specifically says the original must be carried on the legal resident's person.

Sometimes, it doesn't matter. (another link from the Pro Publica article.)

“ I just felt people grabbing me and yanking me from all sides,” said Pena Salcedo, recalling the moment he was arrested. “ I didn’t even have a chance to think or speak or nothing. I gave them my passport, but they didn’t care. They just tossed me in a car and classified me as a USC (United States citizen).”

During the nearly three days he was in custody, Pena Salcedo said there was little food to eat, and having never been fully processed and booked, he was not allowed to receive funds from his family,

Pena Salcedo was released Monday morning.

https://lapublicpress.org/2025...

US citizen, with his US passport. Acknowledged as a US citizen by the arresting officers. Tossed in the lockup for 70 hours. The article does not say any formal charges were ever filed, or that he paid bail to be released.

Steve