His day started with selling a chicken coop. It ended in immigration detention

Refugee loses court battle over mental injuries caused by immigration detention

An Iranian refugee has lost a court battle against the federal government for mental health injuries caused by five years of immigration detention.

His day started with selling a chicken coop. It ended in immigration detention

Sergey Kostenyuk and Mary Loisate have been together for more than 20 years. Loisate was born in the U.S., but Kostenyuk is a legal permanent resident with a green card. He came to Spokane from Ukraine as a refugee more than 30 years ago, when he was a child.