PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 24-year-old man seeking asylum in the United States was detained by immigration agents on Thursday following his asylum hearing at Portland Immigration Courthouse, according to court documents.

Now, his attorneys at the Innovation Law Lab are filing a habeas corpus petition, challenging his arrest. This is the second time this week that ILL has filed this type of petition after another courthouse arrest of an asylum seeker earlier in the week, ILL said.

The latest case involves a man identified in court documents as YZLH to protect his identity amid safety concerns. According to court documents, he fled Mexico in 2023 after a cartel threatened to kill him, leading him to apply for asylum in the United States almost one year ago.

"(YZLH) appeared for his immigra

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