Julio Esteban is a U.S. citizen whose grandparents had immigrated to the U.S. during World War II. Last month, Julio travelled to Egypt on business. On his return to the U.S., he was detained at the airport on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant. Though he showed all the relevant documents proving his U.S. citizenship to the U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement officials, he was held in a federal immigration detention center for two days before his lawyer got him out. In this scenario, Julio can sue the U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement agency under the ________.

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Julio can sue the U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement agency under the Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946, which provides individuals the right to sue the federal government for damages resulting from the wrongful acts of federal employees acting within the scope of their employment. In this case, Julio was wrongfully detained despite showing valid proof of his U.S. citizenship, and this could qualify as a wrongful act by the federal employees. The other options, Federal Register Act of 1933, Federal Privacy Act of 1974, and Freedom of Information Act of 1966, are not relevant to this scenario.

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