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Canadian green card holder deported after 21 years for unpaid taxes

Apr 2026 · Florida, FL, Canada

Canadian green card holder deported after 21 years for unpaid taxes

Douglas Dixon, a 61-year-old Canadian green card holder, was arrested by ICE on February 10, 2026, while checking in with his probation officer in Florida. Dixon had pleaded no contest to tax evasion in 2022 and owed approximately $12,000 in back taxes. He was detained for 65 days, initially at the Dade-Collier facility in the Florida Everglades and later transferred to Glades County Detention Center. An immigration judge ordered his deportation to Canada with a lifetime ban from returning to the United States, separating him from his wife, children, and grandchildren after more than two decades in the country.

Timeline

Apr 2026Immigration judge ordered Dixon's deportation to Canada with lifetime ban on return
Feb 10, 2026Douglas Dixon arrested by ICE while checking in with probation officer; detained at Dade-Collier facility in Florida Everglades
Feb 2026Dixon transferred to Glades County Detention Center near Clewiston during 65-day detention

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