US EditionFederal judge intervenes after ICE arrests 2nd asylum seeker in Portland immigration court
- Federal immigration officers arrested two 24-year-old Mexican asylum seekers, Y-Z-L-H and O-J-M, outside Portland Immigration Court this week after their hearings.
- Both had their asylum cases dismissed before arrest despite compliance with ICE check-ins and court appearances, reflecting a policy shift following President Trump's January 2024 executive order.
- Y-Z-L-H fled death threats from the La Familia Michoacana cartel and lived lawfully in Newport with a valid work permit, while O-J-M is a transgender woman targeted by Mexico's Knights Templar cartel, currently held in solitary confinement.
- U.S. District Judge Michael Simon ordered ICE not to remove Y-Z-L-H from Oregon without written notice including timing and reasons, and similar orders protect O-J-M pending habeas corpus petitions from Innovation Law Lab attorneys.
- These arrests and dismissals raise due process concerns, with attorneys arguing ICE's tactics undermine asylum rights and show disregard for judicial authority amid nationwide similar cases.
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The migrants being ambushed in court: ‘Good morning, we are immigration agents. Have you closed your case yet?’
Inside a Southern California immigration court, the morning seems to be going normally. Judge Christopher McNary is presiding over a hearing for a Mexican immigrant who has sought asylum to avoid deportation to Jalisco, Mexico. The judge denies him this option, a decision that confirms his tendency to say no. McNary, who worked as an attorney for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), typically rejects seven out of 10 asylum requests that co…
Second court challenge filed after ICE arrests another asylum seeker in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A 24-year-old man seeking asylum in the United States was detained by immigration agents on Thursday following his asylum hearing at Portland Immigration Courthouse, according to court documents. Now, his attorneys at the Innovation Law Lab are filing a habeas corpus petition, challenging his arrest. This is the second time this week that ILL has filed this type of petition after another courthouse arrest of an asylum see…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KTLO) - Immigrants who are going to their registration appointments are now finding themselves detained. We spoke with Attorney Ernesto about these new changes in the courts. Immigrants who enter the country seeking asylum are finding that when they go to their registration appointment, they are immediately detained. The opportunity for defense or representation is now denied also depending on how long they have been in …
Court documents detail how asylum seeker was misled in Portland court, shipped off to Tacoma by ICE over lawyer's objection
The 24-year-old asylum seeker, identified only as O-J-M, is currently held in a Tacoma detention center, having been transferred there by ICE.
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