A Brooklyn man spent more than three years in an immigration detention center, living under the constant threat of deportation, even though he’s a U.S. citizen.
Davino Watson was born in Jamaica, but moved to Brooklyn to live with his dad when he was just a child. He was eventually naturalized and then served time in a New York State prison on a drug charge. Watson was supposed t be released in 2008, was was instead met by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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