NOTE: The video in this story is from an earlier report.

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The manager of Pismo's in Fresno, who Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained in June, received a pardon from Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday for a burglary he committed when he was a teenager.

Sam "Psalm" Behpoor was detained by ICE on June 23 after he received a call for an interview at the immigration office in Downtown Fresno. He was taken to the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Facility in Bakersfield.

In a past interview with YourCentralValley.com, Behpoor said that he was separated from his attorney and was told:

“‘Don’t take it personal. The last few weeks, we’re focusing on a different mix of people of Asian descent. And now we’re moving towards the Middle East,’ and I thought, ‘What is this guy sa

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