Delaney Hall Detainee’s Challenge Moves Forward in New Jersey Federal Court

CAMDEN, N.J. — A federal judge has allowed portions of a habeas corpus petition filed by an El Salvador native detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to move forward, ordering the government to provide additional briefing on whether his continued detention is lawful under federal immigration statutes.

In an opinion issued Thursday, Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb found that Oscar Aguilar Corea’s challenge to his immigration detention warrants further review on two statutory claims, while rejecting his argument that his detention has become unconstitutionally prolonged under the Fifth Amendment.

According to court reco...