Pedro A.M.: Nicaraguan worker re-detained by ICE at check-in after two years
A Nicaraguan man was re-detained at a routine check-in after living and working in the U.S. for two years. A judge ordered him freed, ruling he cannot be re-detained without notice and a hearing.
Aug 20, 2026Country of origin: Nicaragua
A Nicaraguan citizen was detained at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2022 and subsequently released on parole. After living and working in the United States for more than two years, he was re-detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a scheduled check-in. He filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus and sought a temporary restraining order, arguing his re-detention violated procedural due process under the Fifth Amendment and that mandatory detention under the expedited removal statute no longer applied to him once he had been paroled into the country. A federal judge granted the temporary restraining order and later a preliminary injunction ordering his release, finding he had raised a serious question on the merits and enjoining the government from re-detaining him. On August 20, 2026, the court granted his habeas petition on the merits, ruling that he may not be re-detained without notice and a hearing before a neutral decisionmaker absent a material change in circumstances.
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