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DETROIT – After months of uncertainty, separation, and fear, Michigan father, Jose Contreras Cervantes, who is battling a rare form of Leukemia, is finally home with his wife and children. Mr. Contreras Cervantes is one of more than a dozen people who have been freed this week after a federal court found that they were being unlawfully detained in immigration custody.  Mr. Contreras Cervantes’ case, filed by the ACLU of Michigan, challenged a Trump administration directive that eliminated bond hearings for long-term U.S. residents detained by immigration authorities, and resulted in the release of eight people. At least six others represented by private counsel were also released this week after rulings in similar cases.  

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