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

Moran Cifuentes v Putra

Record Evidence of Unconstitutional Burden at Immigration Bond Hearing

Decided

The citation

Moran Cifuentes v Putra, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued October 30, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-2972)

From the case summary

After ICE arrested the petitioner in October 2025, the district court conditionally granted his earlier § 2241 petition challenging detention without a hearing and ordered a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) or release. An immigration judge denied bond after a May 2026 hearing,…

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