Judge Rules Against ICE After Migrant Was Stopped From Self-Deporting
Summary
A federal judge in New Jersey ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release a Colombian man detained despite having permission to leave the U.S. voluntarily by a set deadline. The judge found ICE violated his legal rights by stopping him from leaving, then using his failure to depart on time as a reason to keep him detained.Key Facts
- Marlon Andres Torres Gomez was allowed by a judge to leave the U.S. voluntarily by June 11.
- Torres Gomez tried to coordinate his departure with ICE and bought a flight ticket for June 10.
- ICE kept Torres Gomez detained and did not let him board his flight.
- After June 11, ICE claimed Torres Gomez was subject to mandatory detention for not leaving on time.
- The judge ruled this detention violated Torres Gomez’s constitutional due process rights.
- The court rejected ICE’s arguments that legal injunctions or extensions justified the detention.
- This case challenges the Trump administration’s enforcement of voluntary departure orders.
- The ruling adds to several recent court decisions criticizing ICE’s treatment of detainees.
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