The court denied the petitioner's motion for release from immigration detention on bond, concluding that the petitioner, as a healthy twenty-two-year-old without preexisting medical conditions, and in tandem with respondent’s efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, was unlikely to succeed on a deliberate indifference claim and could not show irreparable harm. Despite petitioner’s declaration from a medical expert stating that the facility was not conducive to social distancing or stopping the spread of Covid-19, the Court still denied petitioners motion. Of particular importance to the Court was petitioner’s previous denied motions for bond due to his alleged gang connections.
R.S. v. Anderson, No. 20-3175 (CCC), Dkt. 35 (D.N.J. May 8, 2020)
DETAILS
Decision
Date
5/8/2020
Practice Area
Immigration
Relief Requested
Implementing Release Procedures, Improved Conditions, Release, Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
New Jersey
Type of Case
Individual
Case Characteristics
Elderly, Immigrant Detention, Post-Conviction Detention [jail or prison], Pre-Existing Health Conditions, Pretrial Detention [jail]
Release Granted
No
Compassionate Release Case
No
Case Tracking Number
2:20-cv-03175 (CCC)
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
D.N.J.
Decision
Motion Denied
Place of Incarceration
Immigrant Detention
Name of Facility
Essex County Correctional Facility
Legal Authority
Eighth Amendment - Deliberate Indifference, Procedural Due Process (both 14th and 5th Amendments), Substantive Due Process - Deliberate Indifference (both 14th and 5th Amendments)
Petitioner was ordered removed by an immigration judge
COVID-19 in Jail Prison or Detention Center
Yes
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