Judge orders ICE to release Minneapolis man after 50 days of unlawful detention
Arrest of asylum seeker Elvis Joel TE and his two-year-old, without a warrant, had sparked widespread outrageA 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,...
<p>Arrest of asylum seeker Elvis Joel TE and his two-year-old, without a warrant, had sparked widespread outrage</p><p>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.</p><p>The man, identified as Elvis Joel TE in court filings, was arrested on 22 January at the height of ICE’s aggressive <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/minnesota-ice-raids-children-trauma">raids in Minneapolis</a>. The case sparked widespread outrage as Elvis TE was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/us-immigration-two-year-old-minnesota-girl">detained with his two-year-old daughter</a> 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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/judge-minneapolis-detention-order">Continue reading...</a>
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