Yosmel Hechavarria Cesin, represented by next friend Alicia Diaz Correoso, filed a pro se habeas corpus petition challenging his detention by immigration authorities. Cesin was transferred from his original detention facility to the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center outside the Southern District of Texas.
Judge Kazen cited a recent Massachusetts class action, Doe v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which certified a class of individuals whose parole was terminated in April 2025 after entering through the CBP One app. The Massachusetts court found that 'when Defendants terminated the impacted noncitizens' parole without observing the process mandated by statute and by their own regulations, they took action that was not in accordance with law,' Kazen noted.
The court had previously ordered immigration officials to provide five days' notice before transferring Cesin outside the Southern District of Texas. Respondents filed a motion for summary judgment in the habeas case, but the judge has now stayed proceedings pending clarification of the Massachusetts class action's impact.
Immigration officials must file supplemental briefing by April 14 explaining whether Cesin qualifies for the Massachusetts class and detailing when he was transferred and whether the transfer violated the court's earlier order. The case highlights ongoing challenges to immigration parole termination procedures across multiple federal districts.