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34-year US resident detained indefinitely with no country willing to accept him

Jun 9, 2025 · Estancia, NM, Kazakhstan

Sergei Izbitski, a 46-year-old who has lived in the U.S. for 34 years after fleeing Kazakhstan as a boy, was arrested by ICE on June 9 and transported to the Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia, New Mexico. Izbitski cannot be deported because he is not a Kazakh citizen and no country will accept him. He ran a successful painting and remodeling business in New Jersey, has no criminal history, and had been complying with immigration supervision. Despite a federal magistrate judge recommending his release on conditions, he remained detained indefinitely as of the article's publication. His case is among more than 100 similar cases in New Mexico where long-term residents are being held without bond hearings.

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