Guatemalan immigrant detained without bond hearing after ICE traffic stop
Jun 29, 2026 · Pike County, PA, Guatemala
Felipe Emeterio Coxaj-Tipan, a Guatemalan citizen residing in the United States since 2018, was detained by ICE on June 29, 2026, along with his two sons when ICE agents pulled over their family car and shattered the window. He was held without bond at Pike County Correctional Facility under the mandatory detention provision of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A). The court granted his habeas petition, finding his detention unlawful, and ordered his immediate release, ruling that § 1226(a) discretionary detention with bond hearing rights applies to him instead.
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