Rahman v. Shanahan et al
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OPINION & ORDER. Since Rahman has been detained for more than 15 months, his request for a bond hearing before an immigration judge is GRANTED. The immigration judge is directed to provide Rahman with an individualized bond hearing in accordance w ith the procedures described by the Second Circuit or else release Rahman. The Government is ordered to file a letter with the Court within thirty days of this Order confirming compliance. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment and close 15 cv 3406. (As further set forth in this Order) (Signed by Judge Paul A. Crotty on 11/2/2015) (lmb)
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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AMINUR RAHMAN,
Plaintiff,
-againstCHRISTOPHER SHANAHAN, New York
Field Office Director for the Office of
Detention and Removal for U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, et al.
Defendants.
USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #: _________________
DATE FILED: November 2, 2015
15 Civ. 3406 (PAC)
OPINION & ORDER
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HONORABLE PAUL A. CROTTY, United States District Judge:
Petitioner Aminur Rahman is a citizen of Bangladesh who entered the United States on
June 28, 1991 as a legal permanent resident. On October 2, 2007, Rahman pleaded guilty in
New York Supreme Court (Queens) to robbery in the third degree and bail jumping in the second
degree, in violation of N.Y. Pen. Laws §§ 160.05 and 215.56. He was sentenced to 18 months’
imprisonment, but was released in December 2007. Six-and-a-half years after his release, the
Government commenced removal proceedings against Rahman on July 3, 2014. Since then,
Rahman has been detained in Orange County Correctional Facility pursuant to the Immigration
and Nationality Act’s mandatory detention provision at 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c).
On April 30, 2015, Rahman initiated this habeas action under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, seeking
among other remedies an individualized bond hearing to establish whether continued detention is
justified. Rahman argues that his continued detention violates his due process rights under the
Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
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On October 28, 2015, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided Lora v. Shanahan,
No. 14-2343-pr, slip op. (2d Cir. 2015). The court held that “in order to avoid the constitutional
concerns raised by indefinite detention, an immigrant detained pursuant to section 1226(c) must
be afforded a bail hearing before an immigration judge within six months of his or her
detention.” Id. at 24. At that hearing, the court held, “the detainee must be admitted to bail
unless the government establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the immigrant poses a
risk of flight or danger to the community.” Id.
Since Rahman has been detained for more than 15 months, his request for a bond hearing
before an immigration judge is GRANTED. The immigration judge is directed to provide
Rahman with an individualized bond hearing in accordance with the procedures described by the
Second Circuit or else release Rahman. The Government is ordered to file a letter with the Court
within thirty days of this Order confirming compliance. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter
judgment and close 15 cv 3406.
Dated: New York, New York
November 2, 2015
SO ORDERED
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PAUL A. CROTTY
United States District Judge
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