Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) A federal court has ordered immigration authorities to hold a bond hearing for an Indian national detained in Michigan, ruling that his continued custody without such a hearing violates immigration law and the US Constitution.US District Judge Jane M. Beckering of the Western District of Michigan, in an order issued on January 7, conditionally granted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Sumit Tulsibhai Patel, held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I…
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Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) A federal judge in California has directed US immigration officials to justify the detention of an Indian national after finding his legal challenge credible enough to proceed.The order was issued on December 24 by the US District Court for the Southern District of California, which asked the government to respond to a habeas corpus petition filed by Naveen Naveen, an Indian citizen contesting the legal basis of his continued immigration detention.In his order, the judg…