Judge dismisses lawsuit by Sudanese man jailed for two years by ICE

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 8, 2026

Words: 507

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an Iowa immigration detainee who suffered “horrific abuse” in Sudan before being jailed in the United States for two years by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa by Mutasim Ibrahim Abdoulrahman Nour against ICE and the Muscatine County sheriff, sought Nour’s immediate release from the county jail.

In dismissing the case, Chief Judge …

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