Johnson v. Reno

DECISION AND ORDER

BERMAN, District Judge.

I. Background

On March 31, 2000, Ernest Stephen Johnson (“Petitioner” or “Johnson”), a resident of the United States and a citizen of Jamaica, pro. se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“Petition”), challenging his detention and removal proceedings by the Immigration and Naturalization Services (“INS”) and asking that he be returned to the State of New York from INS custody in Oakdale, Louisiana and granted bail in the amount of $1500 or less. On December 16, 1998, INS had issued a Notice to Appear charging…