Overview
- Matías Pourrain walked free after spending 20 days in custody when U.S. authorities accepted payment of a bail bond that halted his immediate deportation.
- A U.S. court set the bail at $20,000, which Pourrain’s family and supporters raised to secure his release from a Texas detention center.
- Pourrain was initially detained at a Florida airport while preparing to fly to Los Angeles with Miami United and was moved between three facilities, including the high‑security Miramar processing center.
- His attorney, Regina de Moraes, completed the administrative steps to arrange his return to Florida and said he will remain in the United States as his residency case continues.
- The case highlights how people with pending green card requests can be held in immigration custody and shows the practical effects on Pourrain’s career, travel and family life while the immigration process continues.