CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Lopez v Putra
Hearing Commitment Supports Prudential Exhaustion in Immigration Detention
Decided
The citation
Lopez v Putra, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued October 30, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-3051)
From the case summary
Lopez, a Guatemalan citizen, entered the United States in 2017 and was arrested by ICE on October 7, 2026. He petitioned under § 2241 for release or a bond hearing; he had not received an individualized hearing before an immigration judge. The parties’ submissions did…
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