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

Jama v Vasquez

Due Process and Bond Hearings for Prolonged Mandatory Immigration Detention

Decided

The citation

Jama v Vasquez, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued November 5, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-02431)

From the case summary

After a robbery conviction, ICE detained lawful permanent resident Jama in July 2025, and DHS charged him as removable. An immigration court ordered him removed to Somalia in January 2026; his administrative appeal remained pending. He filed a § 2241 petition seeking a bond hearing.…

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