US-born American citizen ordered to leave the country

An immigration lawyer from the US state of Massachusetts, who is a US-born American citizen, has spoken out publicly after receiving an email from immigration authorities during the administration of US President Donald Trump telling her she had to leave the country.

According to The Guardian, Nicole Micheroni described that on April 11 she had received an e-mail with the subject line "notice of removal of temporary status."

"It is time to depart the United States of America. If you do not depart the United States immediately, you may become subject to possible law enforcement action that will result in your deportation from the United States," the email said.

"At first I thought it was for a client, but when I looked at it carefully, the only name on the email was mine," she told NBC Boston, adding that "it's very likely, I hope, that the email was sent in error. But it's a little concerning that messages like this are being sent to American citizens."

MA immigration attorney Nicole Micheroni, a US citizen, received a shock #DHS email demanding she leave the country immediately due to an immigration notice error. "I think it's really scary... they're not being careful," she told
#ImmigrationJustice #DHSerror #NoDeportation pic.twitter.com/7MXrNkbNxz

—Dr. Subhash (@Subhash_LiveS) April 14, 2025

The news of the email Micheroni received comes at a time when the US administration is conducting an aggressive campaign to remove foreign nationals from the United States, including those who are there legally and who are not accused of criminal offenses.

Trump has also spoken publicly about the possibility of deporting American citizens who commit vague criminal offenses, sending them to prisons in El Salvador. Experts say deporting American citizens from the US is illegal.

A US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official told NBC Boston that Micheroni may have received the notice because her name and contact information were in her client files.

Micheroni, who has been an immigration lawyer for 12 years, said she had never seen a temporary status revoked via email before.

She added that she was not personally concerned about this mistake, but she is concerned that such messages could scare other immigrants, even American citizens, describing the situation as an attempt to intimidate and pressure people to leave the country. /Telegraph/

Wow! HHS is hitting new levels of recklessness and incompetence...

US citizens are being threatened with deportation by Homeland Security.

Nicole Micheroni isn't just a citizen—she's an immigration attorney. And she got a notice to leave the country in 7 days. pic.twitter.com/iB535CjGpg

— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) April 15, 2025