A Russian fitness trainer in the United States was detained at his home while taking out garbage

In the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detained Russian fitness trainer Esin Garasov when he left his house to take out the trash. According to court documents, the court recognized the actions of the security forces as illegal.

In October 2026, a man was detained after neighbors complained about a loud quarrel in his house. He was charged with assault and endangering others, but was subsequently released on bail.

Later, an administrative arrest warrant was issued against the Russian citizen as part of immigration proceedings. ICE officers arrested him near his home while he was taking out the trash. The man was placed in a federal temporary detention center in Philadelphia, despite the fact that the Russian had been living in the United States since 2022.

Garasov challenged the detention in the federal court. Judge Cynthia Rufe pointed out that the authorities had applied to the Russian the norm of mandatory detention of foreigners upon entry into the United States, although he had lived in the country for more than four years.

On November 6, the court decided to immediately release the man, as the authorities had not justified the need to detain him without a bail hearing. On the same day, the Government notified the court of the execution of the decision.

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On November 8, US President Donald Trump admitted that the US authorities had applied unnecessarily harsh measures when deporting illegal migrants, including those who had worked in the country for many years. The head of the White House acknowledged that the expulsion of migrants who had permanent jobs and did not commit other violations of the law had a negative impact on the attitude towards his policy.