Case: Banyee v. Trump
0:25-cv-02748 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Filed Date: July 1, 2025
Case Ongoing
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Case Summary
This case is about a detained lawful permanent resident’s challenge to his detention under immigration policies implemented during the Trump Administration. On July 1, 2025, the petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota against the President Trump, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, the Warden of the Freeborn County Adult Detention Center, and other federal officials under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and the Fifth Amendment. Judge Nancy E. Brasel was assigned to the case.
Represented by private counsel from the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, the petitioner sought immediate release from detention, declaratory relief, and an injunction against further detention. He argued that his detention, which had continued during removal proceedings, violated the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause because it lacked individualized justification, meaningful review, and procedural safeguards. He contended that ICE and other federal officials were detaining him based solely on prior criminal convictions, without evidence of current flight risk or danger, in violation of constitutional and statutory requirements. He further argued that continued mandatory detention without a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c) was unlawful once detention became prolonged and constituted arbitrary detention under due process principles.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Victoria Tan (7/15/2025)
People
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70687583/parties/banyee-v-trump/
Brasel, Nancy Ellen (Minnesota)
Casper, Benjamin (Minnesota)
Nelson, Teresa J (Minnesota)
Voss, Ana H (Minnesota)
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Docket
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70687583/banyee-v-trump/
Last updated April 20, 2026, 3:45 a.m.
Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: July 1, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
A detained lawful permanent resident from the Ivory Coast
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
County
Freeborn County Adult Detention Center
Federal
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
United States
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Habeas Corpus, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241-2253; 2254; 2255
Constitutional Clause(s):
Due Process: Procedural Due Process
Other Dockets:
District of Minnesota 0:25-cv-02748
Special Case Type(s):
Sealed or access restricted under F.R.C.P. 5.2
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Relief Granted:
Source of Relief:
Issues
Immigration/Border:
Case Summary of Banyee v. Trump, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/46759/ (last updated 7/15/2025).