/opinion/10845331/anmol-singh-v-warden-otero-county-processing-center-mary-de-anda-ybarra/

A federal court issued a written opinion on April 20, 2026 in Anmol Singh v. Warden, Otero County Processing Center, Mary De Anda-Ybarra. The case is a habeas or detention challenge brought by Anmol Singh against the warden of the Otero County Processing Center, a Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in New Mexico.

Otero County Processing Center has been a recurring site of immigration detention litigation. Singh's naming of warden Mary De Anda-Ybarra as respondent follows the standard habeas form: the petitioner names the immediate custodian. The core dispute almost certainly turns on the lawfulness of Singh's continued detention — whether the government has authority to hold him, for how long, and under what conditions.

The April 20 opinion is the only docketed event in the public record so far. The docket number and originating court are not confirmed in available records, which limits what can be said about the procedural posture. What is clear is that the court reached the merits or threshold questions squarely enough to issue a written opinion rather than a summary order.

The opinion's content will determine everything that follows. If the court ordered release or a bond hearing, the government may appeal or seek a stay. If the court denied relief, Singh's next move is an appeal to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers New Mexico federal courts.

Either way, the April 20 ruling is the operative document — it sets the terms of any further fight.