WA veteran to remain detained in Tacoma immigrant lockup following bond hearing Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez August 29, 2025 / 5:02 pm

A Pakistani native and U.S. military veteran will remain in immigrant detention after a judge said she needs more time to know if her court has jurisdiction to proceed with his request for a bond.

Meanwhile, a government attorney said Judge Theresa Scala does not have bond jurisdiction in this case because Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry, who was taken into ICE custody last week during a naturalization appointment in Tukwila, has a previous order of removal.

Chaudhry entered the U.S. on a tourist visa and later became a legal permanent resident through marriage to a U.S. citizen. The government has since sought to rescind his green card, claiming that he faile

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