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Judge Orders Release of Detained Asylum Seeker and Daughter

3/14/2026

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A federal judge ordered the release of Elvis Joel TE, an asylum seeker, after ruling his detention by ICE in Minnesota for 50 days was unlawful.
He was arrested on January 22 while returning home with his two-year-old daughter, who was also detained.
The judge ruled there was no legal basis for his arrest and prohibited transferring them out of state after protests.

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A federal judge ordered the release of Elvis Joel TE, an asylum seeker, after ruling his detention by ICE in Minnesota for 50 days was unlawful.
He was arrested on January 22 while returning home with his two-year-old daughter, who was also detained.
The judge ruled there was no legal basis for his arrest and prohibited transferring them out of state after protests.