Legal Opinion
Pensamiento v. McDonald
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 21, 2018No. Civil Action No. 18–10475–PBSPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaris, C.J.
INTRODUCTION
Petitioner Samuel Pensamiento, who was born in Guatemala, is married to a United States citizen, with whom he recently had a child. He has been in Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") custody since January 31, 2018, when he reported to Chelsea District Court for a pretrial hearing on misdemeanor criminal charges. ICE was waiting at the courthouse and detained him. Pensamiento filed a habeas petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, claiming that ICE was refusing to transport him to his criminal proceedings in state court and that his detention was unlawful because he had not…
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