Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting on Mythryl: “Celestin Dima spent 2+ yrs in ICE custody & was nearly deported to a…”

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

Celestin Dima spent 2+ yrs in ICE custody & was nearly deported to a country where he'd never lived—despite protections he received after fleeing persecution. Now, he has won asylum, giving him a path to citizenship as courts wrestle with the policies that shaped his case. azcir.org/news/2026/10...

azcir.orgAsylum win caps immigrant’s two-year detention as courts weigh third-country deportationsCelestin Dima spent more than two years in ICE custody and came within hours of being deported to a country where he had never lived. Now he has won asylum, freeing the African immigrant as courts wre...

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