Mexican Man Detained by ICE For Working in Fireworks Warehouse Will Be Freed or Heard

Mexican Man Detained by ICE For Working in Fireworks Warehouse Will Be Freed or Heard by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 20 –A man from Mexico detained by ICE since being arrested as "illegal alien possession explosives" - he worked a fireworks warehouse - is on the cusp of either being ordered release, or getting a new hearing before an immigration judge with the burden on the Government.     Duque Mendoza, in detention at the Orange County Correctional Facility, was supposed to be brought on Friday afternoon before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lewis J. Liman.   Inner City Press was there - but Duque Mendoza was not.  The Assistant US Attorney blamed it on miscommunication between ICE and their transportation contractor [see link to Extra below]    Judge Liman inquired into the hearing Duque was given, and said he will either order another one, with the petitioner having subpoena power and the Immigration Judge not following his own Article II system's precedents, but rather Article III precedents - or will outright order him released. More on X for Subscribers here and Substack here *** 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