The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s office has dropped criminal charges against Maxi Paulus Ratunuman, a 44-year-old man arrested a month ago in an incident he says was instigated by former Roman Catholic priest Alberto Cutié and his bride, Ruhama Buni Canellis.

But Ratunuman, a native of Indonesia, still faces deportation proceedings. Ratunuman has been kept on an immigration hold at the Metro West Detention Center since June 6, when Biscayne Park police arrested him on charges of trespassing and having an expired driver’s license.

On Thursday, state attorney’s spokesman Ed Griffith said those charges ”do not stand.” Ratunuman did not trespass and had a valid driver’s license, Griffith said. Deportation proceedings will begin once he is transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, said ICE spokeswoman Nicole Navas.

In a lawsuit filed June 12, Ratunuman said police officers arrested him while he was installing floor tiles at customer’s house in Biscayne Park. The alleged reason: Ratunuman, who said he lived with Canellis in the Biscayne Park area for three years, had information ”that would bode badly” for Cutié and Canellis.

Cutié has denied any wrongdoing. ”This recent development does not in any way change the fact that the complaint against Father Albert and Ruhama Canellis is bogus and will soon be dismissed,” said Cutié attorney Robert J. Fiore.