Washington state man, mauled by dog during arrest, released from ICE custody

A Vancouver man who was mauled by a dog handled by federal immigration agents in November has been released from ICE custody and is now recovering at home, his attorney said Sunday.

Wilmer Toledo-Martinez was released from the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma on Feb. 2, said his lawyer, Olia Catala.

U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones ordered Toledo-Martinez’s release after his attorneys petitioned the federal court for relief under habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is a legal process where people can challenge their detention by the government…

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