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DECISION AND ORDER INTRODUCTION Petitioner Aslam Cyclewala a/k/a Javed Khan (“Petitioner”), a civil immigration detainee currently held at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility (“BFDF”) in Batavia, New York, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2241. (Dkt. 1). Petitioner contends that his continued detention pending removal violates his right to due process. (Id.). Petitioner previously filed a petition seeking the same relief on September 4, 2020. See Cyclewala v. Feeley, 6:20-CV-06678 (“Cyclewala I”). On January 29, 2021, the Court entered a Decision and Order (“D&O”) denying Petitioner’s petition in Cyclewala I. (Cyclewala I (Dkt. 8), reconsideration denied, (Dkt. 11; 20)). In the instant petition, Petitioner renews his request for relief and submits supplemental information in support of the petition. For the reasons that follow, the Court finds that Petitioner has met his initial burden of demonstrating that there is good reason to believe there is no significant likelihood of his removal in the reasonably foreseeable future, and that the burden has thus shifted to Respondent to rebut this showing. The Court further grants Respondent an opportunity to supplement his submissions by no later than January 18, 2022. BACKGROUND I. Factual Background The factual background of this case is set forth in detail in the D&O, familiarity with which is assumed for purposes of this Decision and Order. The Court has summarized the key details below, and includes the relevant developments since the Court issued the D&O. Petitioner is a native and citizen of India who entered the United States in 1986 using a non-immigrant visa and a “photo-substituted passport.” (Cyclewala I (Dkt. 5-1 at 5 & n.2)). On April 29, 1988, Petitioner filed an application for temporary resident status with the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) under the name “Javed Khan,” and his application was denied on December 12, 1989. (Id. at 6). On February 13, 1991, under the name “Javed Khan,” Petitioner was convicted of murder in the second degree, kidnapping in the second degree, robbery in the first degree, and possession of a weapon in the second degree. (Id. at 8). On December 8, 1994, Petitioner was issued an Order to Show Cause and Notice of Hearing charging him with being subject to deportation pursuant to various provisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (“INA”) and an immigration judge ordered Petitioner removed from the United States on May 15, 1995. (Id. at

 
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