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Judge Bars ICE From Moving Friendship Store Owner Seized Without Explanation
Dhavalkumar Patel, who runs Wallace's Market with his wife, stays jailed in Massachusetts while a judge's order blocks his removal for 72 hours.
Greater Boston Legal Services
Maine Business Wire reported on Greater Boston Legal Services on October 6, 2026.
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October 6, 2026
Judge Bars ICE From Moving Friendship Store Owner Seized Without Explanation
Greater Boston Legal Services attorney Audrey Richardson responded by filing a habeas corpus petition, and U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Massachusetts moved quickly, issuing an emergency order the same day that keeps Patel from being removed from the country or shifted to another judicial district for a minimum of 72 hours once the order is docketed.
- Business
- Wallace's Market, Friendship
- Held at
- Plymouth County Correctional Facility, Mass.
- Court order
- 72-hour bar on removal or transfer
- Government response due
- July 6