Maine man held in Times Square probe is freed

On Monday, an immigration judge in Boston ordered Rahman's release, ruling that ICE had not presented any evidence that he was a danger to the community or a flight risk. An ICE lawyer previously acknowledged in court that the government did not believe Rahman was a threat, but argued that he should remain in jail after initially agreeing to his release.

Rahman and two Watertown cousins, Pir Khan and Aftab Ali Khan, were arrested May 13 as part of the investigation into the May 1 attempted bombing in Times Square. None were charged criminally, but all were heldon civil immigration violations. Pir Khan was freed on bail last month while Aftab Khan remains held at a New York City jail.

Federal authorities said they were investigating whether the men, knowingly or unknowingly, gave money to Faisal Shahzad, who was convicted of the failed bombing.

Rahman's lawyer, Cynthia Arn of Portland, has said that Rahman had no financial dealings with Shahzad. She said Rahman knew Shahzad, a former financial analyst from Bridgeport, Conn., when both were members of the Pakistani community a decade ago, but had not seen him in about eight years.

Rahman came to the United States in 1999 with a specialty occupation visa that allowed him to work as a computer programmer, then stayed after it expired in 2004. He married a US citizen in March and is petitioning to remain in the country.