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Juan Carlos J.S.: Man held by ICE without bond hearing after serving DWI sentence

A man taken into ICE custody in August 2026 after finishing a sentence for drunk driving was ordered immediately released after a judge found he was denied the bond hearing due process requires.

Sep 24, 2026California City, CA

A man held at the California City Detention Facility had been serving a sentence for driving while intoxicated when immigration officers took him into custody in August 2026. He had previously been released on bond or conditional parole before being re-detained without being given a new hearing. His habeas petition argued that re-detaining him without a pre-deprivation bond hearing before a neutral arbiter violated his due process rights, citing the court's own prior rulings in similar cases. The government did not identify any facts or legal arguments distinguishing his case from those earlier decisions and acknowledged his detention was governed by the relevant discretionary detention statute. The judge agreed that his continued detention without a proper hearing was unconstitutional and ordered his immediate release under the same conditions he had before his August detention. The order bars additional restrictions such as electronic monitoring unless justified at a future hearing, requires return of his personal documents, and requires seven days' notice and a bond hearing before a neutral arbiter if the government seeks to re-detain him.

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