Federal judge orders immigration officials to free Marshall, Minn., man

A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Aditya Harsono the -year-old Marshall Minn man who was detained by immigration bureaucrats in late March for allegedly overstaying his scholar visa The Court finds that Mr H has shown that he is in custody in violation of the First Amendment Judge Katherine Menendez s order reads and is entitled to a writ of habeas corpus for his immediate release Menendez also ordered that Harsono be distributed within hours Harsono s attorney Sarah Gad declared her client s family posted the bond Aditya Harsono left stands next to his wife Peyton Harsono who holds their infant daughter Adalet The -year-old Marshall Minn man was detained by U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement days after his participant F- visa was revoked on March Harsono is now being held at the Kandiyohi County Jail in Willmar Minn Courtesy of Peyton Harsono The federal judge agreed with us me and my co-counsel that his detention was unlawful in order that he d be published Gad reported So we re trying to get everything in gear to make that happen as soon as accomplishable Harsono petitioned for his release stating his detainment was unconstitutional Harsono who came to the United States from Indonesia recounted MPR News he assumed his arrest was in retaliation for his participation in protests after the police killing of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Harsono in March at his job at a Marshall hospital days after his attendee visa was revoked without his knowledge He has been in custody for nearly two months at the Kandiyohi County Jail in southwestern Minnesota Gad stated that Harsono s I- form that was expedited had been approved last Friday The I- form is used to petition for a green card by U S citizens and lawful permanent residents for those wishing to immigrate and is considered the first step in the process for multiple family-based green card applications I m just so grateful for my co-counsel Gad commented We ve been working day and night on this federal habeas petition and our reply brief and just like it s incredibly rewarding and I m just I m so happy for them Related Articles Missing hiker located safe after surviving weeks in snowy California mountains Why was Elon Musk s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa s racial politics US lost business travelers in April as economic anxiety and boundary detentions cooled demand A boy likely died from drinking too much olive brine A Colorado county tried to make the suspicious episode disappear Cassie forced to read aloud explicit messages with Sean Diddy Combs at his sex trafficking trial