They made a delivery to Camp Pendleton, or maybe a wrong turn. Then they were arrested by ICE.

Federal court records show that in recent months, at least 22 foreign-born individuals living lawfully in the United States have been detained for hours by Marine Corps personnel at Camp Pendleton, and then arrested by immigration officers and held for weeks or longer, for trying to access the military base inadvertently or for work purposes.

In each of those cases, the person who was arrested filed a habeas corpus petition, alleging that their detention was unlawful. In the 20 cases that have been decided, federal judges in San Diego have agreed with the detainees and ruled that those individuals were unlawfully held in detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Two recently filed petitions are still pending.

San Diego immigration attorneys said there are dozens of such cases, mostly involving ride-share or delivery drivers, or Interstate 5 travelers in need of food or gas who didn’t realize their phones’ navigation apps were leading them onto a military base. Court records showed the 20 individuals who successfully petitioned for release, most of whom are seeking asylum, were arrested despite being in the U.S. lawfully, obtaining proper work authorizations and abiding by the terms of their immigration parole.

At least three additional individuals not included in the court records were arrested under similar circumstances last month, according to reports by Read Entire Article