Indian Man Detained by ICE After Prohibited Sale of Flavored Products Files SDNY Habeas

Indian Man Detained by ICE After Prohibited Sale of Flavored Products Files SDNY Habeas by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 19 –A man from India was detained by ICE in 26 Federal Plaza on February 19. He filed a habeas corpus petition in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, where Inner City Press found it.   The case was assigned to Judge Denise L. Cote who asked for a letter by 6:30 pm, including on how the case differed if at all from her decision to release in Huang.   The letter says the petitioner has been transferred to Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, NJ - and explains that he was initially arrested by Nassau County PD on February 18 "for prohibited sale of flavored products." Nassau County PD "requested ICE assistance in determining his identity." This case is Patel v. Almodovar, et al., 1:26-cv-1420 (Cote) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com