Executive Office for Immigration Review (DOJ EOIR); Department of Homeland Security
Alexey Kharis
10,000.00
Court
Null
Immigration habeas corpus petition challenging petitioner’s detention without a bond hearing.
The district court found that the government committed a due process violation, and the Ninth Circuit has held that a denial of due process rights “precludes a finding that [the government’s] position was substantially justified.” Yang v. Shalala, 22 F.3d 213, 217 (9th Cir. 1994); see also United States v. $12,248 U.S. Currency, 957 F.2d 1513, 1517 (9th Cir. 1991). Fee award paid jointly by DOJ and DHS (50% each).