CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Myrtil v Putra
Immigration Bond Hearing Burden and Conditional Habeas Relief
Decided
The citation
Myrtil v Putra, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued November 13, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-3101)
From the case summary
After ICE detained Myrtil, a prior habeas order required a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) or release. At a second hearing, an immigration judge placed the burden on him to show he was neither a flight risk nor a danger and denied bond…
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