CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Abeid el Barka v Lynch
Government’s burden at a new immigration bond hearing
Decided
The citation
Abeid el Barka v Lynch, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued November 2, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-3007)
From the case summary
After ICE arrested the petitioner, a prior conditional writ required a bond hearing or release. At a February 2026 hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), an immigration judge denied bond because he had not carried his burden to show he was not a flight risk.…
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