Judge Orders ICE to Release Immigrant Detained After Calling 911
A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Chaoyi Wu, a Chinese man detained by immigration agents after responding to a suicide attempt. The judge found that Wu’s detention violated his Fifth Amendment due process rights, rejecting the government’s claim of mandatory detention. The court determined that Wu, having lived in the U.S. for years and married a citizen, is not subject to the policy applied to those seeking entry. The judge emphasized the government’s failure to explain the lengthy delay in re-detaining Wu, highlighting his pending asylum claim and previous humanitarian parole.
John Q. Hosedrinker