Man From El Salvador After Gun Arrest Is Detained By ICE in OCJ So Files Habeas

Man From El Salvador After Gun Arrest Is Detained By ICE in OCJ So Files Habeas by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 2–A man from El Salvador in ICE detention in the Orange County Jail since May 26 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 that he had broken away from the MS-19 gang but then was arrested with a firearm. Now he faces removal; he seeks to be released.  The case was assigned on June 2 to Judge John P. Cronan, who ordered an answer by June 12. The case is Portillo v. Arteta, et al., 1:26-cv-4627 (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