Edgardo Mauricio Castillo Gaitan v. Angela Hoover, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA EDGARDO MAURICIO CASTILLO GAITAN, CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:26-CV-01087 Petitioner, v. (MEHALCHICK, J.) ANGELA HOOVER, et al., Respondents. MEMORANDUM Petitioner, Edgardo Mauricio Castillo Gaitan (“Gaitan”), a citizen of Honduras, brings this pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus. (Doc. 1). On April 24, 2026, Gaitan filed the instant petition, arguing that the government improperly detained him under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) when they could only have detained him under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and requesting that Respondents Angela Hoover…