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Memphis teen released from ICE custody after judge’s order

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis high school student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents was released Friday following a federal judge’s order. WREG was there as he stepped out of the ICE detention facility in Mason, Tennessee around noon Friday. “I feel good. I feel happy, to go again to school, to […]
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“Lopez Soza’s detention without bond violated his liberty interest, which cannot be casually tossed aside. Thus, Lopez Soza is entitled to immediate release,” she wrote.
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