WASHINGTON — The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that the state acted improperly when it terminated a Guatemalan woman’s rights to her two American-born children after she was detained on charges of falsely identifying herself to a police officer and then deported.

It is unclear how many children share the predicament of Angelica and Daniel, who remained in the United States and have lived in three foster homes, though lawyers and advocates for immigrants say that cases are popping up across the country as crackdowns against illegal immigrants leave thousands of children in limbo.

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