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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 26-60162-CV-MIDDLEBROOKS/Augustin-Birch
J. MERCED CORTES AVALOS,
Petitioner,
v.
CHARLES PARRA, 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”), signed on February 10, 2026. (DE 15). The Report recommends
granting Petitioner J. Merced Cortes Avalos’s petition for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 2241. (Id.). The Report set a seven-day deadline for the filing of objections. (DE 15 at
6). It has been more than seven days, and no objections have been filed.
Upon review of the Report and the record as a whole, I agree with Magistrate Judge
Augustin-Birch’s conclusions. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:
(1) Magistrate Judge Augustin-Birch’s Report (DE 15) is hereby ADOPTED.
(2) Petitioner’s Petition for Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (DE 1) is
GRANTED, as set forth in the Report. Accordingly, Respondent shall either afford
Petitioner a prompt, individualized bond hearing before an immigration judge or release
Petitioner.
(3) The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE THIS CASE and deny any other pending motions AS
MOOT.
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SIGNED in Chambers in West Palm Beach, Florida, this 19th of February, 2026.
Donald M. Middlebrooks
United States District Judge
Copies to: Magistrate Judge Augustin-Birch;
Counsel of Record;
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