A federal immigration judge approved bond Tuesday for Mohamed Naser, a Greensboro man detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities earlier this month.
Attorney Helen Parsonage says Naser is being released on a $20,000 bond. She says she and the family look forward to having him home.
Naser, who is from Libya, was placed in a Georgia detention center earlier this month. When he was detained, Parsonage says authorities told her they wanted to ask him questions about Iran.
She says Naser has no criminal record and is in the country legally as he seeks asylum. He was working as an appliance technician for area restaurants when he was detained.
Parsonage says authorities have invited Naser to voluntarily deport himself, but he has declined.