For the third time, judge orders hearing for ICE detainee in Polk County Jail

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 1,511

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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For the third time, a judge in Iowa has ordered the federal government to provide a bond hearing for a truck driver detained 10 weeks ago by the Iowa State Patrol and immigration officials.

U.S. District Judge Stephen H. Locher ruled this week that the government must provide a hearing at which truck driver Suraj Vasal, currently detained in the Polk County Jail, can argue for his release on bond while the government seeks …

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