CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Huerta-Villa v Putra
Government’s burden in immigration detention bond hearing
Decided
The citation
Huerta-Villa v Putra, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued October 27, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-2839)
From the case summary
Huerta-Villa, an ICE detainee and Mexican citizen, filed a pro se § 2241 petition challenging detention after an immigration judge denied bond at a § 1226(a) hearing. The judge said he had failed to show he was not dangerous and alternatively found him a flight…
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