WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal today released a statement on the announcement that Rihan, a senior at Cheshire High School, will be released on bond from ICE detention.
"I am overjoyed that justice has been done for Rihan and his family in his release from ICE's unlawful, abusive detention," Blumenthal said. "Neither he nor his father, Zia, should ever have been seized and incarcerated. They are in America lawfully. In fact, they are here because they put their lives on the line in Afghanistan to help protect our troops.
I am proud to be a member of a team that has advocated and fought for his release, spearheaded by a community standing by this ...