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

Gamboa v Rardin

Qualifying Illegal-Reentry Conviction Bars First Step Act Time Credits

Decided

The citation

Gamboa v Rardin, opinion and order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, issued November 5, 2026 (Case No. 2:25-cv-13781)

From the case summary

A federal prisoner petitioned pro se under § 2241 after the Bureau of Prisons declined to apply First Step Act credits toward prerelease custody. He alleged that an ICE detainer caused the refusal; the government…

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