Filed Date: July 4, 2025
Case Ongoing
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On July 4, 2025, Roberto Vladimir Portillo Martinez filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Acting Director of its Boston Field Office. Petitioner challenged his detention, alleging that he was unlawfully confined in violation of the U.S. Constitution. The case was assigned to Judge Brian E. Murphy.
That same day, Judge Murphy issued an emergency order prohibiting the government from removing the petitioner outside of the United States or transferring the petitioner outside of Massachusetts for a minimum of 72 hours.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Jinan Abufarha (7/8/2025)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70707611/parties/portillo-martinez-v-hyde/
Badger, Elizabeth A. (Massachusetts)
Sauter, Mark (Massachusetts)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70707611/portillo-martinez-v-hyde/
Last updated Aug. 21, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
State / Territory: Massachusetts
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government (Immigration Enforcement)
Key Dates
Filing Date: July 4, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
The Petitioner Roberto Vladimir Portillo Martinez is an El Salvador national contending he is being unlawfully confined
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Boston Field Office, City
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Habeas Corpus, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241-2253; 2254; 2255
Special Case Type(s):
Sealed or access restricted under F.R.C.P. 5.2
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Nature of Relief:
Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order
Source of Relief:
Content of Injunction:
Issues
Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):
Immigration/Border:
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions: