ICE Ordered to Halt Deportation of Maine Resident Who's Fighting His Detention

ICE ordered to halt deportation of Maine resident who's fighting his detention

The man filed a petition claiming his constitutional rights had been violated for being held in ICE custody at the Cumberland County Jail for eight months. Court records indicate he has since been transferred to the ICE Boston Field Office in an effort to expedite his deportation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Federal judge halts deportation of Maine man alleging unlawful ICE detention

On Tuesday, the government said it had already moved Eyidi Ambila to an ICE facility in Massachusetts, outside the court's jurisdiction, and had slated him for "imminent removal."

Judge halts deportation of Maine resident who filed complaint over wrongful detention

The Department of Justice said it began the deportation process for Eyidi Ambila after he challenged the constitutionality of his detention at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland last week.

Maine ACLU Seeks Release of Illegal Alien Previously Arrested for Terrorizing, Domestic Violence Assault

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maine is challenging the detention of a noncitizen from the Democratic Republic of Congo previously arrested for criminal trespass, terrorizing and domestic violence assault, who has been held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since last fall. [RELATED: Maine ACLU Vows to Resist ‘repression and totalitarianism’ of [...] The post Maine ACLU Seeks Release of Illegal Alien Previou…

Federal judge halts deportation of man alleging unlawful ICE detention at Cumberland County Jail

According to court documents, the government had moved to deport Eyidi Ambila after the ACLU of Maine filed a petition for his release last week.

Federal judge pauses deportation of Maine man held by ICE for eight months

A federal judge in Maine halted the deportation of a Congolese man detained by ICE, days after the ACLU of Maine filed a petition challenging his detention.