Mexican National Detained After 22 Years in U.S. Without Inspection
Jun 26, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA, Mexico
Fredy Maldonado Guzman, a Mexican citizen who entered the United States in July 2004 without inspection, was arrested and detained by ICE on June 26, 2026 at the Philadelphia Federal Detention Center. He had previously been detained in 2018, released on bond in May 2018, and had his immigration proceedings taken off calendar in December 2022. The government sought to detain him without a bond hearing under INA § 1225, claiming he was "seeking admission." The court granted his habeas corpus petition and ordered his immediate release, finding the government's interpretation of the mandatory detention statute unlawful and unwarranted as applied to someone already present in the country for over two decades.
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