Vasquez Salgado v. Francis
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:25-cv-06524
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Vasquez Salgado v. Francis, Judge Caproni set deadlines and required discussions about a proposed Louisiana transfer in an ongoing detention case.
Elder Leodani Vasquez Salgado and the government respondents involved in her detention and proposed transfer.
What happened
In Vasquez Salgado v. Francis, Elder Leodani Vasquez Salgado asked the court to prevent her transfer outside the Southern District of New York and to order her release. The court had already prohibited her removal from the district without further approval.
The government asked to modify that order so it could transfer her to Louisiana. She opposed the request and asked for more time to address whether the proposed all-male facility could appropriately accommodate her.
The court extended her deadline to oppose the proposed modification to August 27, 2025, set response deadlines depending on whether she also seeks bail, and directed the parties to discuss whether a magistrate judge should handle the modification request. Judge Caproni also ordered good-faith efforts to find an appropriate long-term detention facility closer to or within the Southern District of New York.
The detailed version
- Vasquez Salgado v. Francis · No. 1:25-cv-06524
- Valerie Caproni
- Aug. 13, 2025
Background
Elder Leodani Vasquez Salgado filed a petition asking for a court order concerning her detention. Among other requested relief, she sought an order preventing the respondents from transferring her outside the Southern District of New York and an order requiring her release.
On August 8, 2025, the court set a schedule for briefing on the petition and prohibited the respondents from removing Vasquez Salgado from the Southern District without another court order. On August 12, a respondent asked to modify that restriction to permit transporting Vasquez Salgado to Louisiana. Vasquez Salgado opposed the request and sought additional briefing, arguing that the contemplated transferee facility was an all-male facility inappropriate to accommodate her.
Order
The court ordered that Vasquez Salgado’s opposition to the request to permit a Louisiana transfer would be due August 27, 2025. If her opposition included a motion for bail while the petition was pending, the respondents’ combined response to the bail request and reply supporting the transfer request would be due September 10, 2025, and her reply would be due September 17, 2025. If she did not seek bail, the respondents’ reply supporting the modification request would be due September 5, 2025.
The court also directed the parties to meet and discuss whether they would consent to a magistrate judge deciding whether to modify the existing transfer restriction. In addition, the respondent was ordered to make good-faith efforts to identify an appropriate long-term detention facility close to or within the Southern District of New York and, if one was identified, to promptly discuss a possible agreed transfer with Vasquez Salgado.
Disposition and Scope
This order set briefing and related procedures for the transfer request. It did not decide whether Vasquez Salgado should be transferred, released, or granted bail, and it did not resolve the underlying petition.
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