by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 19 – An Ecuadorian teenager who was detained by ICE on June 6 has filed a habeas corpus petition in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York courthouse, where unlike other such petitions it is in the public docket, where Inner City Press on Juneteenth found it, with a June 20 video proceeding.
The complaint recounts how the 19 year old entered the US at Otay Mesa, California on March 15, 2024; his parents are applying for asylum.
At his required check-in at ICE on the 12th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, he was separated from his parents and detained.
When the complaint was filed "his current detention facility [wa]s 26 Federal Plaza NY NY 10278." ICE now says that is only a transfer station, precluding Congressional visits.
His name is Derlis Snaider Chusin Toaquiza.
The case is Toaquiza v. Trump, et al., 1:25-cv-4791 (Failla)
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