Man from Jamaica Arrested by ICE on March 10 After Drug Arrest Files SDNY Habeas Petition

Man from Jamaica Arrested by ICE on March 10 After Drug Arrest Files SDNY Habeas Petition by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 20 –A man from Jamaica who has been in the US since 2000 was detained by ICE on March 10, after a drug arrest in Queens, NY on March 5. On March 20 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 filing says that he was initially admitted in B2 visitor status in 2000 at JKF Airport, also in Queens. He is the father of a 12-year-old US citizen child.   The case was assigned to Judge Arun Subramanian. This case is Nelson v. Arteta, et al., 1:26-cv-2307 (Subramanian) *** 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