A federal judge in New Jersey has ordered immigration authorities to immediately release a Colombia-bound detainee, ruling that officials violated his constitutional rights by holding him past a court-mandated departure date and then using that delay to justify keeping him in custody. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled on July 21, 2026, in favor of […] New Jersey Federal Judge Orders Release Of Detained Immigrant Prevented From Leaving U.S. ...read more read less