A 65-year-old Jamaican-born U.S. Army veteran is reportedly facing deportation after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Georgia.

Godfrey Wade, a longtime U.S. resident, was taken into custody following a September 2025 traffic stop for driving without a valid license, according to KENS5.

Newsweek has contacted the family and the Department of Homeland Security for comment.

Why It Matters

President Donald Trump has pledged to launch the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, and his administration has ramped up immigration arrests and removals.

What To Know

Following the traffic stop, local authorities referred him to ICE, which transferred him to the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, a CoreCivic-operated immigration jail tha

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