Joaquin H.A.: Mexican man held by ICE without bond after Minneapolis traffic stop
Joaquin Herrera Avila was detained without bond after a Minneapolis traffic stop in August 2025. An appeals court reversed his release in March 2026, sending his case back for further proceedings.
Aug 29, 2025Minneapolis, MNCountry of origin: Mexico

Joaquin Herrera Avila, a Mexican national who first entered the United States in 2006 and again in 2016, was detained by ICE after a traffic stop in Minneapolis in August 2025, where he admitted lacking documents authorizing his presence in the country. DHS detained him without bond and began removal proceedings, and a lower court in Minnesota granted his habeas petition. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that ruling in March 2026, finding that immigrants in removal proceedings are not entitled to bond hearings and can be held in mandatory detention without judicial intervention, and remanded the case for further proceedings.
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- Fifth Circuit: No Constitutional Right to Freedom During Deportation
Heritage Review·Jul 26, 2026·archived copy
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- Institute for Policy Studies
- Joaquin Avila v. Pamela Bondi, Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2026
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- Just Security
Mar 25, 2026
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