(CNN) -- GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich got a good laugh from his audience of conservatives Friday when he ribbed the U.S. government for not using mail services, such as FedEx, to track down the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the nation. He said the media didn't need to fact check him because he was engaging in "hyperbole." Well, it turns out Gingrich's suggestion wasn't far from reality. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, two Guatemalans allege that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were guilty of unreasonable search and seizure, and racial profiling when they arrested Guatemalan nationals picking up a package at a FedEx facility in Florida.
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Gingrich suggests package delivery companies track undocumented immigrants
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Turns out FedEx worked with ICE in a sting operation
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Guatemalans in sting operation are suing FedEx and ICE
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