Cuban exile militant Luis Posada denied release
by Oscar Corral
The U.S. government will not free Cuban exile militant Luis Posada Carriles, who has been detained in a federal immigration facility since May, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The government's decision was made public today, about a week shy of a 180-day deadline for deciding his custody status.
Posada, who is wanted by both the Cuban and Venezuelan governments for the 1976 bombing of a Cuban jetliner and a string of hotel bombings in Havana in 1997-98, was detained in Miami by federal authorities last May after sneaking into the United States.
''Following a routine custody review, as required by regulation, ICE has issued Mr. Posada an Interim Decision to Continue Detention,'' ICE said in a written statement. ``This letter advises Mr. Posada that his custody status has been reviewed, and it has been determined that he will not be released from the custody of ICE at this time. This interim decision is based on a review of Mr. Posada's case and consideration of the information Mr. Posada and his attorney submitted to ICE's reviewing officials.''
Posada's lawyer, Eduardo Soto, told the Herald late last week that he planned to appeal -- through a writ of habeas corpus -- if the government decided not to free his client.
ICE left open the possibility that Posada could be freed at a later date and reiterated its intention to try to deport him to a country that is not Venezuela or Cuba.
''As appropriate, ICE will continue to review Mr. Posada's custody in light of any additional information that he may submit, collateral developments, and efforts to remove him to other countries,'' the statement noted. ``ICE continues to move forward to carry out Mr. Posada's removal from the United States. While an immigration judge granted Mr. Posada deferral of removal to Cuba and Venezuela based on the Convention Against Torture (CAT), that does not impede ICE from removing Mr. Posada to a third country.''
The U.S. government will not free Cuban exile militant Luis Posada Carriles, who has been detained in a federal immigration facility since May, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The government's decision was made public today, about a week shy of a 180-day deadline for deciding his custody status.
Posada, who is wanted by both the Cuban and Venezuelan governments for the 1976 bombing of a Cuban jetliner and a string of hotel bombings in Havana in 1997-98, was detained in Miami by federal authorities last May after sneaking into the United States.
''Following a routine custody review, as required by regulation, ICE has issued Mr. Posada an Interim Decision to Continue Detention,'' ICE said in a written statement. ``This letter advises Mr. Posada that his custody status has been reviewed, and it has been determined that he will not be released from the custody of ICE at this time. This interim decision is based on a review of Mr. Posada's case and consideration of the information Mr. Posada and his attorney submitted to ICE's reviewing officials.''
Posada's lawyer, Eduardo Soto, told the Herald late last week that he planned to appeal -- through a writ of habeas corpus -- if the government decided not to free his client.
ICE left open the possibility that Posada could be freed at a later date and reiterated its intention to try to deport him to a country that is not Venezuela or Cuba.
''As appropriate, ICE will continue to review Mr. Posada's custody in light of any additional information that he may submit, collateral developments, and efforts to remove him to other countries,'' the statement noted. ``ICE continues to move forward to carry out Mr. Posada's removal from the United States. While an immigration judge granted Mr. Posada deferral of removal to Cuba and Venezuela based on the Convention Against Torture (CAT), that does not impede ICE from removing Mr. Posada to a third country.''
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006
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