Sudanese man held 23 months without bond hearing seeks release from Iowa jail
Jun 22, 2026·Location: Muscatine, IA
Country of origin: Sudan

Mutasim Ibrahim Abdoulrahman Nour, a Sudanese citizen, has been in ICE custody for 23 months without receiving a hearing to argue for temporary release on bond. He was apprehended upon entering the U.S. on July 7, 2024, initially held in Minnesota, then transferred to Muscatine County Jail in December 2025. A federal judge has ordered the government to explain the prolonged detention. Nour's lawsuit seeks his immediate release and a court order preventing his transfer outside Iowa while his CAT asylum case is pending.
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- After 23 months in ICE custody, Sudanese man seeks release from Muscatine County Jail
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