Human Impact Project

Jose Manuel Garcia Salamanca was placed in removal proceedings in August 2023 and charged with inadmissibility for entering the United States without inspection. He was released from immigration custody on an Order of Recognizance but was subsequently arrested by immigration authorities and is currently detained at the Adelanto ICE Detention Facility. The court granted his temporary restraining order requiring an individualized bond hearing within seven days.

Dayerlin Serrano Ordonez, a Venezuelan citizen who entered the U.S. in 2023 and was granted withholding of removal to Venezuela in February 2025, was detained by ICE on April 9, 2026 during a routine check-in. His wife was informed that authorities intended to remove him to Africa. The court required respondents to show cause why his habeas petition should not be granted and ordered advance notice of any removal.

Mahadin Hussein Nour is currently in custody of ICE at the Joe Corley Processing Center in Conroe, Texas. He filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his continued confinement and a motion for a temporary restraining order seeking immediate release. The court ordered the respondent to file an answer by April 17, 2026, and established procedures for the case.

Haiyang Wang, a petitioner detained at Desert View Annex Detention Facility following a routine immigration check, filed for immediate release from custody through a habeas corpus petition. She argued her ongoing detention constitutes constitutional deprivation and feared potential transfer to another facility would impair her access to counsel. The court denied her emergency application for temporary restraining order but ordered the government to show cause why habeas relief should not be granted under an expedited briefing schedule.

Mouhamed Nasim Asmi Toloza is being detained by ICE at the Dodge County Detention Facility in Juneau, Wisconsin. He filed a habeas corpus petition arguing he should be categorized under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) rather than § 1225(b)(2), which would require an individualized assessment before continued detention. The court denied his motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent transfer to another detention facility.

Azael Torres Berruecos, a native of Mexico, filed a habeas corpus petition challenging his immigration detention that has lasted nearly two years. The court found his petition unclear about whether he is detained under pre-removal or post-removal statutes. The court denied his motions for emergency relief and appointed counsel but ordered the government to respond and clarify the legal basis for his continued detention.

Jose Ivar Pineda Campos, an asylum seeker from Nicaragua, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without a prior hearing before a neutral decisionmaker. The court granted a temporary restraining order for his release and issued a preliminary injunction barring further detention without a pre-detention hearing. The court also prohibited transferring Pineda Campos out of the district without prior approval.

Aurelio Ixcox Chum, a Guatemalan national, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and held at Mesa Verde Detention Center. Government alleged he ran upon seeing officers and resisted arrest, and had no pending applications for relief with immigration authorities. The Eastern District of California granted his motion for preliminary injunction and ordered respondents to provide him with a bond hearing before a neutral arbiter within seven days.

Ren Xun Lin, detained at Imperial Regional Detention Facility, filed a habeas corpus petition challenging his prolonged immigration detention without a bond hearing as a due process violation. The government conceded and the court ordered a bond hearing within seven days where the government must prove by clear and convincing evidence that Lin poses a danger or flight risk. The court declined to order immediate release.

Mikayel Mikoyan, an immigration detainee held at the Adelanto Detention Facility by ICE, filed a habeas corpus petition claiming his detention violated his Fifth Amendment due process rights. The government did not oppose his motion for temporary restraining order. The court granted the motion and ordered his immediate release from immigration detention.

Qu Feng, a Chinese national, was held in prolonged immigration detention without a bond hearing, which he challenged as a violation of due process. The government conceded that Feng should receive a bond hearing where they would bear the burden of proving he poses a danger or flight risk. The court granted the habeas petition and ordered a bond hearing within seven days.

Jasser L. Bautista Espinoza, a Nicaraguan citizen who entered the U.S. without inspection in May 2022, was arrested by immigration authorities on April 3, 2026. He was detained at the Philadelphia Federal Detention Center under mandatory detention provisions that denied him a bond hearing. The federal court granted his habeas corpus petition and ordered his immediate release, finding his detention under Section 1225 unlawful.