CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Nuesi-Rodriguez v Putra
Government’s burden at a new immigration bond hearing
Decided
The citation
Nuesi-Rodriguez v Putra, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued November 2, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-2991)
From the case summary
ICE detained Nuesi-Rodriguez, a Dominican citizen, after a traffic-related stop in August 2026. At a § 1226(a) bond hearing the next month, an immigration judge denied bond because he had not shown he was not a flight risk. He challenged the constitutionality of his detention…
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