CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Hernandez Villalta v Putra
Prudential exhaustion after government commits to immigration custody hearing
Decided
The citation
Hernandez Villalta v Putra, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued November 12, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-3136)
From the case summary
A Guatemalan national who had entered the United States about a year earlier challenged his ICE detention under § 2241 and sought release. The government had not provided an individualized bond hearing; the parties’ materials did not suggest a final removal order or detention under…
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