Overview

• WLWT and WCPO confirmed the release on Friday, with social-media video showing Soliman walking out of the Butler County Jail carrying his belongings.
• The Muslim Legal Fund, which represents Soliman, announced he was freed from ICE custody.
• Soliman was taken into custody in July during a check-in at ICE’s Blue Ash office after U.S. authorities revoked the asylum he was granted in 2018.
• Supporters scheduled a press conference for Friday evening, with a rally planned at Governor Mike DeWine’s office on Monday and an immigration court hearing set for Tuesday in Cleveland.
• His detention prompted sustained protests across Cincinnati and the firing of at least two fellow Cincinnati Children’s chaplains who publicly backed him.