Man Who Says He Was Tricked into Child Abuse Pleas Then Detained by ICE Files Habeas

Man Who Says He Was Tricked into Child Abuse Pleas Then Detained by ICE Files Habeas by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 17 –A man in ICE detention in Orange County Correctional Facility filed a habeas corpus petition in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where Inner City Press found it.    The petition described ICE using a taser and "excessive violence" to detain the petitioner, then bond being denied.    It continues that "ICE claims I pleaded guilty to a charge of child abuse... My criminal attorney said to me I plead guilty to a charge that is not an aggravated felony or sexual charge. I do not plead guilty to a child abuse charge from my understanding."   Judge Arun Subramanian to whom the case was assigned ordered that he not be moved and asked the US Attorney's Office to file how the case is different than his release order in J.G.O. v. Francis.   The response is now due on April 21.  The case is Lazaro Santos v. ICE Immigration, 1:26-cv-3044 (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 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