British officials say that an Ethiopian man who was released from prison by mistake instead of being deported has been arrested after a nearly three-day manhunt. Hadush Kebatu, believed to be 38, was sentenced to a 12-month imprisonment in September for five offenses, including the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl, that he committed shortly after arriving in England by small boat. He was meant to be sent to an immigration detention center to be deported when he was mistakenly freed from Chelmsford Prison on Friday. His arrest earlier this year triggered a wave of angry anti-migrant protests in London and other cities. What do we know about the rearrest? Commander James Conway, who was in charge of the operation to find Kebatu, said the latter had been found in north London after a "diligent and fast-paced investigation." "Information from the public led officers to Finsbury Park and following a search, they located Mr. Kebatu. He was detained by police, but will be returned to the custody of the Prison Service.," he said in a statement. Britain's Secretary of State for Justice David Lammy confirmed the arrest. "Kebatu has been arrested, is now in custody and will be deported," Lammy said. "I have already ordered the immediate strengthening of release checks and a full investigation into what went wrong," he added. Show additional content? This content is part of the text you are currently reading. The provider X / Twitter provides this content and may collect your usage data directly when you click “Show content”. Always show content from X / Twitter. The circumstances surrounding Kebatu's mistaken release are under investigation.