Legal Opinion

Fernandez-Fajardo v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

District Court, M.D. Louisiana

Decided August 21, 2001No. Civil Action 01-266-DPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RULING ON PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS

BRADY, District Judge.

Petitioner, Juan C. Fernandez-Fajardo (Fernandez), presently incarcerated in the East Feliciana Parish Prison, located within this judicial district, brings this petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging the right of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to detain him in custody pending his deportation to Cuba. Jurisdiction is founded on 28 U.S.C. § 2241. This matter has been fully briefed, and there is no need for oral argument. For the reasons set forth, I find in favor of the Immigration and…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Zadvydas v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Shaughnessy v. United States Ex Rel. MezeiSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Landon v. PlasenciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Kleindienst v. MandelSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. United States Ex Rel. Knauff v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1950

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3Cited by7 opinions

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