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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE 
DISTRICT OF VERMONT 
LUIS ALFREDO SUCHITE, ) 
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Petitioner, ) 
) 
V. ) Case No. 2:26-cv-00146 
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DAVID WESLING, Acting Director of the ) 
San Antonio Field Office, U.S. Immigration ) 
and Customs Enforcement, TODD LYONS, ) 
Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and ) 
Customs Enforcement, MARK.WAYNE ) 
MULLIN, Secretary of the U.S. Department ) 
of Homeland Security, GREG HALE, ) 
Superintendent of the Northwest State ) 
Correctional Facility, ) 
) 
Respondents. ) 
ENTRY ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART 
PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 
(Doc. 1) 
On April 27, 2026, Petitioner Luis Alfredo Suchite filed a petition for writ of 
habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (the "Petition"), challenging the lawfulness 
of his detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") under the Fifth 
Amendment Due Process Clause, the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA"), 8 U.S.C. 
§ 1226(a), 8 C.F.R. §§ 236.1, 1236.1, and 1003.19, and the declaratory judgment of 
Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz, 813 F.Supp.3d 185 (D. Mass. 2025), and seeking immediate 
release from ICE custody. (Doc. 1.) Named as respondents are David Wesling, in his 
official capacity as Acting Director of the San Antonio Field Office1 ofICE; Todd Lyons, 
1 The Petition's caption identifies Mr. Wesling with the San Antonio Field Office, but the body of 
the Petition identifies him with the Boston Field Office. According to ICE's website, Mr. Wesling 
is the Acting Director of the Boston Field Office. ICE Boston Arrests 5 Foreign Fugitives Wanted 
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in his official capacity as Acting Director of ICE; Markwayne Mullin, in his official 
capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") 
(collectively, "Federal Respondents"); and Greg Hale, in his official capacity as 
Superintendent of the Northwest State Correctional Facility. 
Petitioner is represented by Stephen A. Lagana, Esq., and Kristen J.E. Connors, 
Esq. Federal Respondents are represented by Assistant United States Attorneys Kaitlin E. 
Hazard and Matthew J. Greer. Greg Hale is represented by Assistant Attorney General for 
the State of Vermont Debbie H. Stevens, Esq. 
Pursuant to the court's findings on the record in the June 11, 2026 hearing on the 
Petition, the Petition is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. (Doc. 1.) The 
court hereby ORDERS that Federal Respondents shall provide Petitioner with a bond 
hearing before an immigration court on or before June 29, 2026. 
SO ORDERED. 
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Dated at Burlington, in the District of Vermont, this J1_ day of June, 2026. 
Christina Reiss, Chie u ge 
United States District Court 
for Murder in a Month, U.S. IMMIGR. & CUSTOMS ENF'T (Apr. 16, 2026), https://www.ice.gov/ 
news/releases/ice-boston-arrests-5-foreign-fugitives-wanted-murder-month. 
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