Man From Mexico Detained by ICE Filed Habeas in SDNY Then Dropped It & Filed DNJ

Man From Mexico Detained by ICE Filed Habeas in SDNY Then Dropped It & Filed DNJ by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 28 –A man from Mexico now in ICE detention in 26 Federal Plaza 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 he was arrested by after a traffic stop by ICE while driving his two youngest children home. After his detention, his partially paralyzed wife could not drive, so a cousin came to drive the car - and children - home.  The case was assigned to SDNY Judge John P. Cronan. The petition attached a printout, currently in "NYC HOLD ROOM." Later on April 21, the petitioner voluntarily dismissed the petition - as Inner City Press has noted in other cases. In this case, Judge Cronan is digging into it, convening the parties "in particular" petititioner's counsel, on April 29 to discuss the reasons for the dismissal - and refiling of another case, in DNJ, 2:26-cv-4241. On PACER this says, "You do not have permission to view this document." The case is - or was? - Popoca Solis v. Francis, et al., 1:26-cv-3258 (Cronan) *** 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