When Massachusetts resident Nicole Micheroni received an email on Friday from the federal government telling her to leave the country, she was baffled.
"So it said my parole status had been terminated and I should leave the country within seven days.".
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But the 40-year-old is a U.S. citizen, born in Newton and raised in Sharon.
Micheroni is also an immigration attorney, working with many clients facing possible deportation issues, so her name and email are on a lot of paperwork.
If a non-personal email-such as an American citizen contact-was provided by the alien, notices may have been sent to unintended recipients.
Micheroni says she won't be reaching out to Homeland Security, and figures this is an administrative error. »