A federal judge on Friday found a "real risk" that the government would try to unlawfully deport a man who was tortured in his home country, and ordered a hearing to determine if he should be released from immigration custody while his case proceeds.

Two years ago, the Denver-based federal appeals court concluded an immigration judge's decision to deport Dennis Arostegui-Maldonado " defies logic and the law " considering the abuse he experienced from Costa Rican police. Earlier this year, Maldonado received protection from deportation to Costa Rica and El Salvador, his countries of citizenship.

Maldonado then asked U.S. District Court Senior Judge William J. Martínez to release him from custody while the appeal of his immigration case proceeds indefinitely. Martínez declined to take th

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