Federal Judge Orders Ice To Immediately Release Indonesian Man Accused Of Overstaying Visa

A Minnesota national judge ordered migration officials to instantly merchandise an Indonesian man who was taken into custody successful precocious March aft allegedly overstaying his student visa, reports say. 

Aditya Harsono, 34, has been held astatine nan Kandiyohi County Jail successful Willmar since being arrested by ICE agents astatine his workplace successful Marshall connected March 27, according to nan Minnesota Star Tribune. 

"The Court finds that [Harsono] has shown that he is successful custody successful usurpation of nan First Amendment and is entitled to a writ of habeas corpus for his contiguous release," nan newspaper cited U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez arsenic saying successful her ruling Wednesday. 

"The Court finds it is much reasonable to infer that Respondents person detained [Harsono] successful retaliation for his reside than because of immoderate professed nationalist information concern," Menendez reportedly added. 

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Aditya Harsono is joined pinch an babe child, according to Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul. (GoFundMe)

Menendez ordered that Harsono beryllium released wrong 48 hours, pinch his lawyer Sarah Gad telling MPR News that his family posted a $5,000 bond. 

Harsono antecedently said he thought his apprehension connected March 27 was successful retaliation for his participation successful protests pursuing nan 2021 police-involved sidesplitting of Daunte Wright, according to nan outlet. 

"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Aditya Wahyu Harsono of Indonesia March 27 astatine his spot of work. Harsono entered nan United States legally connected Jan. 7, 2015. Harsono was arrested by Lyon County Sheriff's Office Oct. 18, 2022, for harm to spot and convicted connected Feb. 7, 2023. US rule enforcement wished he poses a nationalist information threat," a elder Homeland Security charismatic told Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul. 

The position reported that Harsono first arrived successful nan U.S. nether a student visa to study astatine Southwest Minnesota State University earlier he joined an American national successful October 2023.  

It added that Harsono was successful nan process of obtaining a greenish card, but his visa was revoked conscionable days earlier he was arrested astatine nan infirmary wherever he works. 

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office successful Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Harsono’s lawyer told Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul that his misdemeanor vandalism condemnation is not a deportable offense.

"There seems to beryllium this inclination precocious wherever world students who person engaged successful immoderate type of activism aliases expressed, you know, governmental reside aliases person expressed, you know, support for Palestine – thing on those lines – their student visas get revoked," Gad said to nan station. 

Harsono’s lawyers besides based on successful tribunal that nan authorities targeted him complete posts connected nan Instagram page of his clothing line, which had pictures pinch messages specified arsenic "Free Palestine" and "Black Lives Matter," according to nan Minnesota Star Tribune.  

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Gad did not instantly respond Thursday to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital.