Cases · No-bond detention for people who entered without inspection
Rigoberto Santillan Quiroz v. Mullin
Latest development
Tenth Circuit mandate issued after rejection of no-bond detention theory
The June 30 opinion directs the district court, after mandate issuance, to order a bond hearing or release within seven days of the district order. Docket entry 93 records the mandate on July 22. Individual compliance and later district proceedings are not established.
- Status as of
- July 22, 2026
- Source
- Latest order (PDF)
- Docket reviewed through
- November 9, 2026
About the case
On June 30, 2026, the Tenth Circuit rejected applying section 1225(b)(2)(A) mandatory detention to Santillan Quiroz, a long-time interior arrestee who entered without inspection. It reversed the denial of habeas relief and directed the district court, once the mandate issued, to order a bond hearing or release within seven days of its order. The appellate docket records mandate issuance on July 22. That entry does not prove a hearing or release occurred.
Relief
The petitioner sought habeas relief requiring treatment under section 1226(a) so that an immigration judge could consider release on bond rather than mandatory detention.
What's next
Verify district implementation separately; mandate issuance does not prove a bond hearing or release.
New on the docket, not yet reviewed
Nothing new since the last review.
Reviewed events
Tenth Circuit issued mandate in mandatory-detention appeal
Rigoberto Santillan Quiroz v. Mullin · 10th Cir. · Source
Tenth Circuit rejected no-bond mandatory detention for long-time interior arrestees
Rigoberto Santillan Quiroz v. Mullin · 10th Cir. · Source
In the news
- ACLU of Colorado case pageACLU of Colorado · May 12, 2026