Kaiser

I. BACKGROUND

Petitioner-Plaintiff is a Guatemalan national who has been residing in the United States since 2003. He came to the United States seeking asylum. Since 2003, Petitioner-Plaintiff has been litigating his immigration case, including by filing an application for asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture, and an application for cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain nonpermanent residents. Petitioner-Plaintiff was initially detained by ICE on April 22, 2013, pursuant to Immigration and Nationality Act § 236, 8 U.S.C. § 1226, but was released under bond and provided with a notice to appear at further proceedings. Petitioner-Plaintiff’s individual merits hearing is currently scheduled for July 15, 2025. On July 14, 2025, Petitioner-Plaintiff attended a scheduled interview with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations. At the interview, ICE agents detained Petitioner- Plaintiff. According to declarations submitted in support of Petitioner-Plaintiff’s motion, an immigration officer told Petitioner-Plaintiff’s lawyer that the reason for his detention was Petitioner-Plaintiff’s conviction in 2019.1 (Dkt. 2-2…