Market owner detained by ICE, granted emergency stay against deportation
Jul 1, 2026·Location: Friendship, ME
Country of origin: India

Dhavalkumar Patel, owner of Wallace's Market in Friendship, Maine, was detained by ICE agents on June 28, 2026, at his store. Patel entered the U.S. from India in 2010 and was arrested by Border Patrol on November 1, 2010, for illegal entry. He failed to appear for his immigration hearing and was issued a removal order on August 8, 2011. Following his detention, he was held at Plymouth County Correctional Center in Massachusetts. His attorney filed a habeas corpus motion in U.S. District Court, and a federal judge issued an emergency stay against deportation and a temporary order preventing his transfer for 72 hours, citing due process rights.
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- Owner of Friendship market detained by ICE
sunjournal.com·Jun 30, 2026·archived copy
- ICE says detained midcoast market operator should have been deported in 2011
bangordailynews.com·Jun 30, 2026·archived copy
- ICE Arrest Indian National Running "Wallace's Market" Convenience Store in Friendship
themainewire.com·Jul 1, 2026·archived copy
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