Jeny M.G.: Woman held by ICE in Texas without a bond hearing
A woman held at El Valle Detention Center in Texas is fighting the government's refusal to give her a bond hearing. A court leaned toward denying her request but is waiting on an appeals court ruling in a similar case.
Jun 29, 2026Willacy County, Texas
A woman is currently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the El Valle Detention Center in Willacy County, Texas. She filed a habeas corpus petition challenging the government's authority to detain her without a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A), arguing that mandatory detention without a hearing violates her constitutional rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. The court indicated it was inclined to deny her petition based on analogous cases but decided to postpone its final ruling pending the Fifth Circuit's decision in a similar case, Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega, Case No. 26-50183. The court denied her request for a preliminary injunction or other immediate injunctive relief, leaving her in detention while awaiting the appellate court's guidance on the due process question.
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