Man From Venezuela Arrested for Public Urination Is Detained By ICE So Files Habeas

Man From Venezuela Arrested for Public Urination Is Detained By ICE So Files Habeas by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 13 –A man from Venezuela in ICE detention in 26 Federal Plaza on May 13 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 on May 12 he was detained for public urination in Queens, and detained by ICE. He entered the US on April 5, 2024 and applied for asylum and protection under the Convention Against Torture.  Judge Jeannette A Vargas to whom the case was assigned ordered the Clerk of Court to notify the US Attorney's Office. The case is Juliao v. Francis, et al., 1:26-cv-3977 (Vargas) *** 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