A Boulder County man is back home tonight after a federal judge ruled he was "illegally detained" by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. After fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan, Mohammad Ali Dadfar, who goes by Ali, sought asylum in Louisville. That's where he has been living, with temporary legal status, over the last year while working as a truck driver.

But in October, ICE arrested him, beginning a months-long wait for his day in court.

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In Afghanistan, Ali says he helped the United States fight terrorism. Last year, he brought his family here for what he says was in search of safety.

"The Taliban came in, and it was very dangerous for my family and me. I made a decision to have a good life and a safe life to come to the United States," Ali said.

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