Man From Guyana Convicted of Forgery in 2017 Is Detained By ICE So Files Habeas

Man From Guyana Convicted of Forgery in 2017 Is Detained By ICE So Files Habeas by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 25 – A man from Guyana in ICE detention in the Orange County Jail since November 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 convicted of second-degree forgery" - in 2017. He was detained when re-entering the US at JFK Airport on November 14, 2025, but won cancellation of removal on January 20. He remains detained.  The case was assigned on June 25 to Judge Jesse M. Furman. The case is Singh v. Blanche, et al., 1:26-cv-5370 (Furman) *** 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