CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Lopez Oxlaj v Putra
Bond hearing or release for immigration detainee denied due process
Decided
The citation
Lopez Oxlaj v Putra, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued November 9, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-3070)
From the case summary
After entering the United States in 2018, a Guatemalan citizen was arrested by DHS in July 2026 and detained by ICE. An immigration judge denied his bond-hearing request, citing his classification as an arriving alien. He sought release under § 2241; the materials did not…
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