B-P- is a stateless person who fled Laos as a refugee and immigrated to the United States in approximately 1983 at the age of seven years old. An immigration judge ordered his removal on January 6, 2015, and has been subject to a removal order that the United States never enforced. His removal was not reasonably foreseeable and he was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) until he was released on an Order of Supervision. 

Since his release from ICE custody in approximately 2015, B-P- has complied with his Order of Supervision and his required ICE reporting appointments and ICE has never indicated or raised any question of non-compliance. B-P- was scheduled for an ICE check-in on March 10, 2026. 

Respondents have begun to arrest and detain refugees of Laotian heritage like B-P- during routine ICE reporting appointments or in the community. There was reason to believe Respondents intended to revoke his Order of Supervision and detain him for transfer to the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, not because of any violation of the terms of release, but because Respondents have undertaken a campaign to detain Laotian nationals in Oregon and Washington.

B-P- filed a writ for habeas in advance of his March 10, 2026 checkin, seeking due process and the procedures he is entitled to under law before his likely detention. Though he was not detained on March 10, 2026, he was scheduled for a new report date on May 11, 2026. 

A next report date so soon strongly suggests that Respondents plan to detain him without due process and without the proper procedures on that date, or sooner. Revocation of his Order of Supervision without a valid reason and without a meaningful opportunity to be heard would be unlawful. We are suing in advance to ensure B-P- and his rights are protected.