A prominent Haitian businessman and former presidential candidate accused of working with armed gangs in Haiti will have to remain in US immigration custody for the time being.
Pierre Reginald Boulos recently appeared in immigration court and will have to return next month because a judge at the Krome North Service Processing Center determined he could not be freed, the Miami Herald noted.
“The immigration judge found that Dr. Boulos was subject to mandatory detention at this point in the proceeding, pursuant to a rarely cited regulation,” said his lawyer, Atara Eig, who is representing him alongside other attorneys at the law firm of Candela, Eig & Jurgens. “We have reserved appeal on this issue and will be filing a notice of appeal in the next 30 days.”
Eig stated that the upcoming hearing, scheduled for August 26, will address procedural issues. Boulos, a lawful permanent resident born in New York but who renounced his US citizenship several years ago, was detained on July 17 in Palm Beach County for an immigration violation and is being held at the Krome detention center.
