CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Abdullahi v Raycraft

Post-removal immigration detention and uncertain removal to Somalia

Decided

The citation

Abdullahi v Raycraft, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued October 28, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-2606)

From the case summary

A Somali national in ICE custody, Abdullahi was subject to a removal order that became final on March 4, 2026. After more than six months of post-order detention, he filed a pro se § 2241 petition seeking release. Under Zadvydas, after six months of…

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