M.L.B. v. Warden, Stewart Detention Center, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia grants the petitioner’s habeas corpus motion to the extent that respondents must provide a bond hearing. The court determines that the petitioner is detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and is not subject to mandatory detention.

Holdings

1. Petitioner was detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and was not subject to mandatory detention.
2. Petitioner was entitled to a bond hearing to determine whether release on bond was permissible under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a)(2) and the applicable regulations.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Petitioner was subject to mandatory immigration detention.
2. Whether Petitioner was entitled to a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a)(2) and the applicable regulations.

Disposition

writ_granted