( September 17, 2026, 2:22 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his Sept. 16 opening merits brief, an immigration detainee urges the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that a habeas corpus action challenging civil detention qualifies as a “civil action “under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), allowing a prevailing petitioner to request attorney fees and costs under the EAJA....