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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levin

Judge orders ICE to release Minneapolis man after 50 days of unlawful detention

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A handout photo of Elvis Joel TE (center) with his two-year-old daughter and partner. Photograph: Courtesy of family/Groundwork Legal

A federal judge ruled on Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must release a Minneapolis man and asylum seeker who has been unlawfully detained for 50 days.

The man, identified as Elvis Joel TE in court filings, was arrested on 22 January at the height of ICE’s aggressive raids in Minneapolis. The case sparked widespread outrage as Elvis TE was detained with his two-year-old daughter while they were returning home from the store, and ICE quickly flew both of them to Texas despite a court order barring their transfer out of Minnesota.

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