Sousa v. Reno

OPINION AND ORDER

SARIS, District Judge.

Petitioner Artur Manuel Sousa (“Sousa”), who is an alien subject to deportation based on his prior criminal conviction, petitioned this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on the grounds that he was wrongfully denied the opportunity to apply for discretionary waiver of deportation and that he was prejudiced by the arbitrary delay in the initiation of removal proceedings against him. The Respondents, the Attorney General and District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”), have moved for dismissal on…