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Man Held in Iowa Jail Despite Asylum Approval, Judge Rules ICE Action Illegal

Dec 11, 2025 · New York, NY, Guatemala

Man Held in Iowa Jail Despite Asylum Approval, Judge Rules ICE Action Illegal

Andrei Bankevich, a Belarusian migrant granted relief from deportation, was detained by ICE in December 2025 despite having no legal authority to hold him. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger ruled in March 2026 that federal officials violated his due process rights by keeping him incarcerated in Muscatine County Jail for over a year, stating it was "untenable" that officials refused to comply with the law without a court order.

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