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

OWSALDO MEDINA-GUZMAN v UNKNOWN PARTY #1 et al.

No indication of unconstitutional burden in immigration bond hearing

Decided

The citation

OWSALDO MEDINA-GUZMAN v UNKNOWN PARTY #1 et al., opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued October 28, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-2864)

From the case summary

After ICE arrested Medina-Guzman in January 2026, an earlier habeas case produced a conditional order requiring a § 1226(a) bond hearing or release. At the March hearing, the Detroit Immigration Court denied bond, citing danger to the community and/or flight risk. In this pro se…

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