US EditionJudge: ICE Used a ‘Legal Fiction’ to Illegally Detain Man in Iowa Jail
Judge rules ICE's detention of asylum seeker 32 months after entry unlawful and bars DOJ from denying bond using mandatory detention theory in future cases.
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Judge smacks down Feds for using 'legal fiction' to illegally detain man in jail
A federal judge has ordered the Polk County Jail to immediately release an asylum seeker, ruling that the Russian immigrant was illegally detained through a “legal fiction” constructed by the federal government.Since July 2025, immigration courts around the nation have been denying bond hearings for people detained in county jails by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The denials are based on the Trump administration’s newly adopted legal theo…
Judge: ICE used a ‘legal fiction’ to illegally detain man in Iowa jail
A federal judge has ordered the Polk County Jail to immediately release an asylum seeker, ruling that the Russian immigrant was illegally detained through a “legal fiction” constructed by the federal government.
Judge: ICE used a 'legal fiction' to illegally detain man in Iowa jail
A federal judge has ordered the Polk County Jail to immediately release an asylum seeker, ruling that the Russian immigrant was illegally detained. (Photo by David Talukdar/Getty Images)A federal judge has ordered the Polk County Jail to immediately release an asylum seeker, ruling that the Russian immigrant was illegally detained through a “legal fiction” constructed by the federal government. Since July 2025, immigration courts around the nati…
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