CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Niang v Putra
Habeas Review of Immigration Bond Burden and Factual Challenges
Decided
The citation
Niang v Putra, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued October 28, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-2903)
From the case summary
After ICE detained Niang, an earlier § 2241 petition challenging detention without a bond hearing was dismissed without prejudice because he had not requested one. At a later § 1226(a) hearing, an immigration judge denied bond, citing a removal order pending appeal, a low likelihood…
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