Sujan v. Barr

• Court: District Court, W.D. Louisiana
• Decided: September 9, 2020
• Docket: 1:20-cv-00925
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

a UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ALEXANDRIA DIVISION

CHHETRI SUJAN, CIVIL DOCKET NO. 1:20-CV-00925-P Petitioner

VERSUS JUDGE JOSEPH

WILLIAM BARR, , MAGISTRATE JUDGE PEREZ-MONTES Respondents

MEMORANDUM ORDER Before the Court is a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (ECF Nos. 1, 5) filed by Petitioner Chhetri Sujan (“Sujan”) (A# 201775306). Sujan is a detainee in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) housed at LaSalle Correctional Center (“LCC”). Sujan alleges in part that his custody is unlawful under the Constitution and laws of the United States. ECF No. 5 at 6. Because Sujan fails to allege why his removal is unlikely to occur in the reasonably foreseeable future, he must AMEND his Petition. I. Background Sujan is a native and citizen of Nepal. ECF No. 1 at 5. Sujan seeks a release from custody because he has allegedly been in post-removal order detention for more than six months. ECF No. 5 at 4. II. Instructions to Amend Under , 533 U.S. 678 (2001), it is presumptively constitutional for an immigration detainee to be detained six months past the 90-day

removal period following a final order of removal. After the expiration of the six- month period, a detainee may seek his release from custody by demonstrating a “good reason to believe that there is no significant likelihood of removal in the reasonably foreseeable future.” , 418 F. App’x 317, 318 (5th Cir. 2011). Not every detainee in custody will be entitled to automatic release after the expiration of the six-month period under the scheme announced in .

In , 459 F.3d 538 (5th Cir. 2006), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reiterated that the Supreme Court’s holding in creates no specific limits on detention. In fact, a detainee may be held in confinement until it has been determined that there is no significant likelihood of removal in the reasonably foreseeable future. . at 543 (citing , 533 U.S. at 701). The detainee bears the initial burden of proof to show that no such likelihood of removal exists.

Sujan alleges that he has been in post-removal detention for over one year. ECF No. 5 at 4. But Sujan does not allege any reason why his removal to Nepal is unlikely to occur in the reasonably foreseeable future. Sujan must provide factual and evidentiary support for his claim. Additionally, Sujan is instructed to provide the Court with a copy of any post- removal order custody reviews or decisions to continue detention that he has received. IT IS ORDERED that Sujan amend his Petition (ECF Nos. 1, 5) within thirty (30) days of the filing of this Order to provide the information outlined above. Failure to comply with this Order may result in dismissal of this action under Rule 41(b) or 16(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Petitioner is further required to notify the Court of any change in his address under Rule 41.3 of the Local Rules for the Western District of Louisiana. SIGNED on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. THE JOSEPH H.L. PEREZ-MONTES UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE