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Mexican national detained in car on way to work, denied bond hearing

Jun 18, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA, Mexico

Otoniel Aguilar Gomez, a Mexican citizen who entered the United States in 2008 and held a valid work permit, was arrested by immigration authorities on June 18, 2026, while getting into his car to go to work. He was detained at Philadelphia Federal Detention Center under the mandatory detention provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1225 and denied a bond hearing. The court granted his habeas corpus petition and ordered his immediate release, finding that the government's detention was unlawful because Aguilar Gomez was not "seeking admission" under the statute, as he had been in the country for 18 years.

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