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

Poucely v Unknown Party

Bond hearing and due process for § 1226(a) detainee

Decided

The citation

Poucely v Unknown Party, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued October 30, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-3034)

From the case summary

A Haitian citizen, Poucely was paroled into the United States in August 2023 and arrested by DHS in July 2026. While detained by ICE without an individualized bond hearing before an immigration judge, Poucely filed a § 2241 petition challenging the detention and seeking release.…

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