CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Lopez Ferrey v Putra
Government’s burden in a § 1226(a) immigration bond hearing
Decided
The citation
Lopez Ferrey v Putra, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued October 28, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-2863)
From the case summary
ICE arrested Lopez Ferrey, a Nicaraguan citizen, in November 2025. His earlier § 2241 petition challenging detention without a bond hearing was dismissed without prejudice, with the court requiring him to exhaust administrative remedies by requesting a § 1226(a) hearing. At a subsequent hearing, an…
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