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

C.R.R. v Putra

Conditional habeas relief after detainee bore flight-risk burden

Decided

The citation

C.R.R. v Putra, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued November 13, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-3122)

From the case summary

ICE arrested a Sri Lankan citizen in December 2025. At a May 2026 bond hearing under § 1226(a), an immigration judge denied bond because he had not shown he was not a flight risk. The detainee petitioned under § 2241 for release or a hearing…

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