AdvertisementYou Say You're An American, But What If You Had To Prove It Or Be Deported?December 22, 2016Eyder PeraltafacebookEmailLorenzo Palma (center) reviews family documents with his brother and mother in their home in El Paso, Texas. Palma served time for a parole violation and, just as he was being released, was sent before an immigration court to prove his U.S. citizenship. (Bree Lamb for NPR)