New Jersey judge orders release of detained Brazilian national after prolonged ICE custody

A federal court rules nine-month immigration detention violates legal limits on removals.

Newark, NJ – A federal judge in New Jersey has granted a habeas corpus petition filed by Brazilian national Lucas De Souza-Ferreira, ordering relief from continued immigration detention after finding his removal is not likely in the reasonably foreseeable future.

The ruling comes after De Souza-Ferreira remained in U.S. Immigration and...