Legal Opinion
Flores-Powell v. Chadbourne
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 7, 2010No. C.A. 08-11696-MLWPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOLF, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Erick Joseph Flores-Powell (“Flores”) has been detained for 22 months pursuant to the mandatory detention statute, 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c), while he awaits the adjudication of deportation proceedings. He filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (the “Petition”). In the Petition, as well as in other submissions, he argues that the mandatory detention provision of the relevant statute does not apply to him and that his prolonged mandatory detention violates his right to due process. Respondents have filed a…
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