New York ? The U.S. government has agreed to pay $300,000 to an Egyptian man who sued after he was detained for nearly a year following the 9-11 attacks, his lawyer said.

The settlement was filed Monday in federal court in Brooklyn, said attorney Hae-young Yoon, who represents Ehab Elmaghraby. She said she believed it was the first settlement involving claims from people detained after 9-11.

“Despite the fact that the U.S. admitted no wrongdoing, they are compensating Mr. Elmaghraby for the injuries he suffered,” Yoon said.

Elmaghraby, a former restaurant worker, was held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn from October 2001 until August 2002, Yoon said. He was cleared of allegations he had terrorist ties but was deported in August 2003 after pleading guilty to credit card fraud.

The settlement, first reported by The New York Times, must be approved by a federal judge.