Ali v. DHS/ICE/Dept. of Justice
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:19-cv-08645
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Ali v. DHS/ICE/Dept. of Justice: Judge Schofield ordered the Government to identify Ali’s detention facility and mailing address.
Ilyas Ali and the Government respondents were affected. The Government was required to provide information about Ali’s detention facility, if any, and its mailing address.
What happened
In Ali v. DHS/ICE/Dept. of Justice, Ilyas Ali filed a petition challenging his continued detention without a bond hearing. He relied on a Supreme Court decision concerning prolonged detention.
The Government had filed a motion to dismiss or transfer the case. Ali later reported a new address at the Etowah County Detention Center, but the Court said mail sent there had been returned.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield ordered the Government to file a letter by January 22, 2020, stating where Ali was detained, if anywhere, and providing the facility’s mailing address. The order did not decide the petition or the Government’s motion.
The detailed version
- Ali v. DHS/ICE/Dept. of Justice · No. 1:19-cv-08645
- Lorna Schofield
- Jan. 15, 2020
Background
Ilyas Ali filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, meaning a request for court review of the lawfulness of his detention, on September 17, 2019. He asserted that he had been detained since December 4, 2018, and that his continued detention without an opportunity for a bond hearing was unlawful under the Supreme Court’s decision in Zadvydas v. Davis.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a motion to dismiss or transfer on October 23, 2019. On November 4, 2019, Ali filed a notice of change of address asking the Court to send correspondence to the Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, Alabama. The Court stated that all mail sent to that address had been returned since November 4, 2019.
Order
The Court ordered the Government to file a letter by January 22, 2020, stating the facility, if any, where Ali was detained and providing its mailing address. Judge Lorna G. Schofield’s order did not rule on Ali’s detention claim and did not state a disposition of the Government’s motion to dismiss or transfer.
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