Gov. Gavin Newsom pardons detained Pismo's manager Psalm Behpoor

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno begetter and edifice manager who has been detained by ICE for months has been pardoned.

On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom granted clemency to Psalm Behpoor and 15 for for their past crimes.

Behpoor was taken into ICE custody astatine the extremity of June portion going to an migration appointment. He's spent the past 4 months down bars astatine a detention installation successful Bakersfield.

Newsom's missive says the grantees were recommended for clemency by instrumentality enforcement officers, teachers, elected officials, and different assemblage and spiritual leaders.

The papers goes connected to accidental that a clemency assistance recognizes the grantee's self-development and accountability aft conviction.

In Behpoor's case, his transgression occurred astatine property 18, and helium says helium served clip for non-aggravated burglary, which is nary longer considered a deportable felony.

Fresno migration lawyer George Rios says though this latest improvement offers Behpoor a glimmer of hope, determination is inactive a lengthy ineligible conflict ahead.

"It's not a warrant -- thing is guaranteed, not adjacent a warrant he'll beryllium retired connected bond," Rios said. "What it is is different basis, different statement that an lawyer tin marque to accidental that, legally speakin,g his removal bid should beryllium reopened and helium should beryllium allowed to stay successful the state due to the fact that the main crushed wherefore helium was placed successful those proceedings is present gone."

In May, Behpoor had filed paperwork to reinstate his greenish paper and proceed his way to citizenship. Newsom's bureau received Behpoor's pardon exertion backmost successful October.

Rios says Behpoor's ineligible squad whitethorn beryllium considering filing a question to reopen his lawsuit arsenic its adjacent measurement and hoping to get a favorable outcome.

At the clip of his detainment, Behpoor was moving arsenic the manager of Pismo's successful northwest Fresno for 10 years.

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