District of Maryland Standing Order: Any Filed Habeas Petition Will Automatically Block Removal Of Alien

Maryland court issues automatic block on deportations for migrants who file habeas petitions

The federal district court in Maryland has announced a new policy that automatically blocks deportation for any illegal immigrant who files a "habeas" petition challenging their arrest and detention.

District of Maryland Standing Order: Any Filed Habeas Petition Will Automatically Block Removal Of Alien

A lawyer flagged a new standing order from the District of Maryland. It provides, in part: ORDERED by the United States District Court for the District of

Habeas corpus – ICE custody

Where a petitioner has requested a court order directing the custodian of the Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral, New Mexico, where the petitioner is currently in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to bring him to Massachusetts so that he may appear in state court to stand trial on larceny and attempted larceny charges, that request should be denied without prejudice based on Barber v. Page, 390 U.S. 719 (1968).