Order granting release of immigrant detainee pending appeal of final order of removal, for individual with significant criminal history (convicted of attempted assault and charged with kidnapping, sex trafficking, promoting prostitution, assault, unlawful imprisonment, criminal obstruction of breath). Petitioner suffered from PTSD and Schizophrenia, and his medication left him immunocompromised, rendering him at risk of infection. Citing the rising rates of COVID infection at HCCC, the court granted release.
Durel B. v. Decker, No. 20-cv-3430 (KM), 2020 WL 2731107 (D.N.J. May 22, 2020)
DETAILS
Decision
Date
5/22/2020
Practice Area
Immigration
Relief Requested
Release
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
New Jersey
Type of Case
Individual
Case Characteristics
Immigrant Detention, Post-Conviction Detention [jail or prison], Pre-Existing Health Conditions, Pretrial Detention [jail], Significant Criminal History
Release Granted
Yes
Compassionate Release Case
No
Compassionate Release Specific Characteristics
Has a disciplinary history, Has a significant criminal history
Case Tracking Number
20-cv-3430-KM
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
D.N.J.
Decision
Motion Granted
Place of Incarceration
Immigrant Detention, Federal Medical Center
Name of Facility
Hudson County Correctional Center
Legal Authority
Substantive Due Process - Deliberate Indifference (both 14th and 5th Amendments), Substantive Due Process - Punitive Detention (both 14th and 5th Amendments)
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