Legal Opinion
Darko v. Sessions
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided October 19, 2018No. 18 Civ. 5675 (ER)PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ramos, D.J.:
Eunice Darko, a citizen of Ghana, was detained pending potential removal pursuant to Title 8, United States Code, Section 1226(a). She was detained following an individualized bond hearing at which she bore the burden of proving that she was not a flight risk or a danger to the community. The bond hearing was presided over by an Immigration Judge ("IJ"), whose decision was affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"). Ms. Darko, who has no criminal convictions, has now been detained from March 18, 2018, to the present day. She brings the instant Petition pursuant to 28…
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