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Border Patrol is ‘unlawfully’ detaining asylum seeker in Maine, petition says

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A man detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in Maine since last week is actually an asylum seeker, according to a petition filed Monday. Richard Sanipatin, 27, was “unlawfully” arrested and detained as a passenger in a car that was allegedly speeding Thursday in Kennebec County. He has since been denied access to his legal counsel, according to the petition for release filed in U.S. District Court of Maine in Bangor. Sanipatin was one of 16…

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Border Patrol is ‘unlawfully’ detaining asylum seeker in Maine, petition says

A man detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in Maine since last week is actually an asylum seeker, according to a petition filed Monday. Richard Sanipatin, 27, was “unlawfully” arrested and detained as a passenger in a car that was allegedly speeding Thursday in Kennebec County. He has since been denied access to his legal counsel, according to the petition for release filed in U.S. District Court of Maine in Bangor. Sanipatin was one of 16…

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