Despite the detainment, he said border patrol treated him professionally and respectfully, and throughout the process Cetindemir stayed relatively calm, he said. The adventurer and outdoor photographer is used to high-stakes situations, he said.

"I’m a climber and faced with a difficult situation, I'm stable," he said. "I kind of tend to keep my cool during stressful situations."

Cetindemir stayed overnight at the county jail. Early Wednesday morning he met with an ICE agent and was released. The agent told him he could legally be deported, but since he was a DACA recipient with no criminal record they were choosing to let him stay in the country, Cetindemir said.

"What really scared me was the fact that I was being arrested when I have DACA," he said. "That’s setting such a dangerous precedent for everyone else that has DACA. That's extremely dangerous because it doesn't make any sense when you're under protected status to be detained like that."

He was released Wednesday morning from Cascade County. He planned to stay overnight in Great Falls before going to Malta to collect some personal items at the border patrol station. From there he'll return home to Williston.

"I always try to stay out of trouble and I’m going to continue to stay out of trouble," he said.