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Aug 25, 2026
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, Aug 25 – A man from El Salvador who pled guilty to a habeas corpus petition in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where Inner City Press found it.

On August 25 SDNY Judge Vernon S. Broderick held a hearing. Inner City Press live tweeted it:

Judge Broderick: So is it the Government’s position that the forbearance agreement is not the same as a stay, and that immigration officials could move the petitioner?

AUSA: Correct. But we are aware of your orders

Judge Broderick: I have not been following the Black case at the Supreme Court. Where does it stand?

AUSA: Cert was granted, and briefing is pending.

Judge: Are the immigration detainees mixed?

Petitioner’s lawyer: I believe they are held separately in Orange County Jail, but I’m not sure. I can submit a letter

AUSA: I just want to say, given his previous conviction for crime of moral turpitude with a child, that’s why no hearing has been given or requested. Beyond the sexual course of conduct conviction there is also driving while intoxicated

[In the docket: “This individual is currently listed in the NYS Sex Offender Registry.]

Petitioner’s lawyer: We’d like to proceed anonymously

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