Man From El Salvador Who Pled Guilty to Sex Abuse of Minor Gets It Vacated so Files Habeas

Man From El Salvador Who Pled Guilty to Sex Abuse of Minor Gets It Vacated so Files Habeas by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 24 –A man from El Salvador now 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 says while he pled guilty to sexual abuse of a person under 14 years of age he had not been advised of the immigration consequences.    In Nassau County Judge Robert A. McDonald, citing SDNY Judge Rakoff's book, vacated the conviction. His order is attached to the habeau petition.  Judge J. Paul Oetken to whom the case was assigned has ordered a response by April 30, and a May 6 hearing. The case is Calderon v. Arteta, 1:26-cv-3399 (Oetken) *** 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