He was released from ICE custody after a friend sent a copy of his birth
certificate to ICE, according to the suit.
"After confirming that Mr. Brown was a US citizen, ICE hastily arranged for his release from Krome. Before he left, they confiscated all the documents they had given him regarding his impending deportation," the lawsuit says.
If his friend hadn't been able to provide a copy of his birth certificate to ICE, Brown would have been deported, the complaint alleges.