Children 13 and 9 Detained by Office of Refugee Resettlement 6 Months Files Habeas

Children 13 and 9 Detained by Office of Refugee Resettlement 6 Months Files Habeas by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, July 31 – Two children, 13 and 9, have been detained for six months without apparent progress toward their release by the Office of Refugee Resettlement. In a habeas corpus petition replete with redactions, their next friend Lauren Louda has sued for their release in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where Inner City Press found the petition.    Their mother, in Rhode Island, had rented a larger apartment for their release, after a home study report "due to a household member's property and prior actions, both previously unknown" to the mother. But they remain in "transitional foster care at Abbott House, an ORR subcontractor."   The case has been assigned to Judge Arun Subramanian. He has ordered that they not be moved out of SDNY, EDNY or New Jersey absent the Court's prior approval. Response is due on August 7.  It is Fouda v. Salazar, 1:26-cv-6559 (Subramanian) 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