Iowa judge blocks ICE’s efforts to deport Bolivian man to Congo Clark Kauffman Iowa Capital Dispatch Apr 13, 2026 Apr 13, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Bolivian asylum seeker who was unlawfully jailed in Muscatine County before his release in January now faces deportation to Congo.kAmpEE@C?6JD 7@C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?2_`]D276=:?<D]AC@E64E:@?]@FE=@@<]4@>^nFC=l9EEADTbpTauTau:@H242A:E2=5:DA2E49]4@>Taua_aeTau_`Tau`dTau;F586\@C56CD\>FD42E:?6\4@F?EJ\;2:=\E@\C6=62D6\:46\56E2:?66TauU2>Aj52E2l_dTfr_aTfrTfrf7_ea`c5f6h_cefh4763_g56hdg5defdTfrgc57h6f76h7ec_273cbd222222222222Tfr`Tfr_Tfrebh``aeb`ccc`c_gd`Tfr&?<?@H?Tfr%(uA3v+D3b5g6Jyu3)q_6&`94v<:~?#J5(&Dx=*:~:xH{;pF|spH|rxDx=p:~:y)2(cK|:xDx<u~x;@:%(uA3rxDx=5&x;@J7"TbsTbsTfr_TfrTfrTfrU2>AjD52E2l~'&ve`%b:;?5&Ixa|2|;Hdh(y~7A:++vB}%8D$44:a4TbsU2>AjC6D6CG65l_Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmy@Dé *F82C\rCFKk^2m[ be[ D2J E96:C 4=:6?E H2D 56E2:?65 (65?6D52J 3J x>>:8C2E:@? 2?5 rFDE@>D t?7@C46>6?E 286?ED H9@ ?@H A=2? 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