Detained man at Northwest ICE facility challenges removal after officers said he'd be deported
Sep 8, 2026·Location: Tacoma, WA
The petitioner was detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center (NWIPC) when ICE officers informed him on September 8, 2026, that he was going to be removed from the United States. He filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus along with an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order seeking to block his removal until the court could rule on his habeas petition. The court entered its standard scheduling order requiring the government to provide at least 48 hours' notice (72 hours if over a weekend or holiday) before transferring or removing him. The court denied the TRO motion as moot, finding that the scheduling order's notice requirement adequately protected him from imminent removal, and noted that ICE represented it was aware of and would comply with the notice requirement. The court also struck the petitioner's unauthorized reply brief filed in violation of local rules.
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