Federal Judge Rejects Detainee’s Bid for Release From NJ ICE Custody After Removal Order Dispute

Newark, NJ — A federal judge denied an immigration detainee’s request for release from ICE custody, ruling that his challenge to a removal order issued without a merits hearing must instead proceed through the federal appeals process.

The decision, issued by U.S. District Judge Georgette Castner in the District of New Jersey, partially dismissed and denied a habeas corpus petition filed by Eduardo Joel Freire Quinatoa, an Ecuado...