Native-born U.S. citizen jailed as "illegal"
"A native Texan spent the night in the Arlington Jail, missed her children's first day of school and feared being deported after authorities mistook her for an illegal immigrant.
Alicia Rodriguez, an accountant and mother of three, has the same name and date of birth as a woman deported to Mexico three times. ...
Arlington and federal immigration officials say they made a mistake and apologized. ...
Law enforcement experts say similar situations may happen again as the government creates more databases of names to fight illegal immigration, terrorism and other crimes."
PATRICK McGEE in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.