YOUNGSTOWN An immigration detainee with leukemia has been released from the Mahoning County Jail following a federal court order that declared a recent government detention policy unlawful.

Jose Contreras Cervantes, a longtime resident of Michigan, was released from the county jail, which is used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, his release was one of more than a dozen following the ruling.

His release, and that of seven other ACLU clients, came after U.S. District Judge Brandy R. McMillion in Detroit ruled Oct. 17 that a Trump administration directive eliminating bond hearings for certain long-term residents violated both immigration law and the Constitution. ICE filed a notice of appeal on Friday, signaling the

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