A Massachusetts resident and Brazilian national was released from federal custody just days before his wedding celebration after a judge ruled that U.S. immigration officials detained him illegally.

Carlos Roberto De Andrade, 36, was released from a facility in Plymouth late Tuesday night, according to his attorney, who said the legal saga forced De Andrade and his wife to postpone a wedding celebration planned for later this week.

De Andrade had been in custody since Aug. 22, when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested him as he reported for a routine check-in at the agency’s Burlington outpost . Immigration attorney Shaan Chatterjee said De Andrade had been “diligent” about check-ins, and the ICE agent who arrested him offered no reason other than “a change in policy.”

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