United States v. Mahmood

MEMORANDUM REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO SUPPRESS (Docket No. 15)

PONSOR, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant, Asif Mahmood, has been charged in a one-count indictment with engaging in marriage fraud to evade the immigration laws. On October 6, 2005, he moved to suppress oral and written statements he made to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) agents investigating the alleged offense, on the ground that his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966), were violated.

On December 1, 2005, the court heard testimony bearing on the motion…