Martín Medina de la Cruz v. Rebecca González et al.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Puerto Rico filed an emergency habeas corpus petition and an urgent motion to stay the transfer of Martín Medina de la Cruz, a Dominican immigrant who was detained by federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on January 18, 2026, in Puerto Nuevo, San Juan.
The organization argued that Medina de la Cruz’s detention is unlawful, arbitrary, and lacks a valid legal basis, and that the federal government intends to imminently transfer him outside the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico, which would further harm his due process rights and his access to legal representation.