ALAKA v. ELWOOD

No. CIV.A. 02-CV-4664.

225 F.Supp.2d 547 (2002)

Oyenike ALAKA, v. ELWOOD, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

October 8, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Hohenstein, Nationalities Sevice Center, Philadelphia, PA, for plaintiff.

Susan Becker, U.S. Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.

On July 15, 2002, Oyenike Alaka ("Alaka") filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging her continued detention by the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") pending removal proceedings. I will grant the petition.

I. Procedural History

Petitioner, Oyenike Alaka ("Alaka"), a native of Nigeria, is a thirty-eight year-old...

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