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Federal judge blocks ICE from transferring Lewiston asylum seeker out of Maine

The judge ordered the government to justify the detention by Friday, and federal data show ICE arrested 488 people in Maine through July.

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A federal judge has temporarily barred U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from transferring or removing an Angolan asylum seeker arrested Thursday in Lewiston while the court reviews the legality of his detention.

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Judge rules Lewiston man taken by ICE Thursday cannot be moved from Maine

Adnero Pinto Sebastiao was taken from a parking lot in Lewiston by federal agents Thursday afternoon while returning from lunch to the bank where he works.

·Lewiston, United States
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Federal judge blocks ICE from transferring Lewiston asylum seeker out of Maine

A federal judge has temporarily barred U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from transferring or removing an Angolan asylum seeker arrested Thursday in Lewiston while the court reviews the legality of his detention.

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WMTW broke the news in Portland, United States on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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