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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 25-62261-CV-MIDDLEBROOKS/Augustin-Birch
MIGUEL ANGEL OCEGUEDA GONZALEZ,
Petitioner,
v.
KRISTI NOEM, et al.
Respondents.
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on Magistrate Judge Augustin-Birch’s Report and
Recommendations (“Report”), issued on December 23, 2025. (DE 25). The Report recommends
granting in part Petitioner Miguel Angel Ocegueda Gonzalez’s amended petition for habeas corpus
relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Id.). Respondent filed objections to the Report on January 6,
2026 (DE 26), to which Petitioner responded on the same date (DE 27).
I have conducted a de novo review of the Report, the briefing on objections, applicable
law, and the record as a whole. Upon review, I agree with Magistrate Judge Augustin-Birch’s
conclusion that Mr. Gonzalez’s Amended Petition should be granted in part. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:
(1) Respondent’s Objections to the Magistrate’s Report (DE 26) are OVERRULED.
(2) Magistrate Judge Augustin-Birch’s Report (DE 25) is hereby ADOPTED.
(3) Petitioner’s Amended Petition for Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (DE 11) is
GRANTED IN PART, as set forth in the Report. Accordingly, Respondent shall either
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afford Petitioner a prompt, individualized bond hearing before an immigration judge or
release Petitioner.
(4) The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE THIS CASE and deny any other pending motions AS
MOOT.
SIGNED in Chambers in West Palm Beach, Florida, this 15th day of January, 2026.
Donald M. Middlebrooks
United States District Judge
Copies to: Magistrate Judge Augustin-Birch;
Counsel of Record;
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