A federal judge has ordered the release of a Lewiston man from ICE custody.
Eduardo Alves is an asylum seeker who was detained last week and is now back home, according to his attorney.
In a ruling, the judge said moving Alves to the Plymouth County Correctional Center in Massachusetts defied a court order and left him without easy access to attorneys.
According to the Portland Press Herald, the judge also questioned whether or not agents had a valid warrant for Alves’ arrest and a search of his home.
Federal authorities said there are no other appropriate facilities in Maine to hold Alves.
ICE stopped using the Cumberland County Jail to hold its detainees.
