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Detainee in Maine granted habeas relief

BANGOR, Maine — A federal court in Maine granted a non-citizen detainee’s habeas motion and ordered his release. The state had violated the court’s emergency order: “There are no adequate detention facilities in Maine to which [this detainee] could be returned, and his continued detention ... substantially impairs his right to counsel at a critical moment.”

Read the ruling here.

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