The man found lawfully carrying a loaded firearm during protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview last weekend will be released from custody on conditions that he steer clear of the building, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

U.S. District Judge Sunil Harjani concluded that Ray Collins, 31, is an employed homeowner with no history of crime or serious substance abuse. Therefore, the judge said conditions could be fashioned to allow Collins’ release without endangering the community.

Federal authorities have pointed to the cases of Collins and his partner, Jocelyne Robledo, to argue ICE agents have been endangered by protesters. They were each found outside the Broadview ICE facility with a loaded 9mm semiautomatic pistol — carried lawfully — days af

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