Man From Colombia Who Entered US in 2021 and Applied for Asylum But Detained Files Habeas

Man From Colombia Who Entered US in 2021 and Applied for Asylum But Detained Files Habeas by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, Aug 7 – A man from Colombia who says ICE detained him after summoning him with a check-in letter 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 entered the US in February 2021 with a visa, and applied for asylum in February 2025.   A habeas corpus petition was filed on his behalf in SDNY, and assigned to Judge Gregory H. Woods He ordered that he not be removed from SDNY, EDNY or New Jersey absent further order of the Court. He has asked for an answer. The case is Blanco Donado v. Genalo, et al., 1:26-cv-6778 (Woods) *** 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