Pascual Cruz Bonilla v. Warden, Otero County Processing Center, Mary De Anda-Ybarra, Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, El Paso Field Office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Todd Lyons, Acting Director Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Current Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and Pamela Bondi, U.S. Attorney General

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico orders Respondents to answer Pascual Cruz Bonilla’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition and motion for emergency release. The order addresses alleged prolonged immigration detention and lack of a meaningful bond hearing, sets a March 27, 2026 answer deadline, and permits an optional reply.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the allegations of prolonged immigration detention and the absence of a meaningful bond hearing warranted requiring the respondents to answer the § 2241 petition and motion for emergency release.
2. Which respondent is proper in an immigration habeas proceeding.

Disposition

other