A new U.S. Senate report released Tuesday alleged that U.S. citizens, including several Americans in Southern California, were unlawfully detained by federal immigration agents during recent enforcement operations.

The " Unchecked Authority" report outlined nearly two dozen cases between June and November.

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Five of the citizens who dealt with immigration agents testified before Congress Tuesday, challenging repeated claims by the Department of Homeland Security that no such detentions have occurred.

Andera Velez, a U.S. citizen who was taken into custody in early June during an operation in downtown Los Angeles, shared her harrowing experience as she told the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that ag

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