United States v. Jaime Vasquez-Benitez

Karen LeCraft Henderson, Circuit Judge:

*548 Jaime Omar Vasquez-Benitez is a citizen of El Salvador who has illegally entered the United States more than once and been removed from the country at least once. Upon his most recent entry, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") civilly detained him for the purpose of removing him from the country. The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia ("U.S. Attorney") also criminally charged him with unlawful reentry. Both his criminal and civil proceedings are currently ongoing. The district court decided (1) that it is unnecessary to detain…