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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION
F.J.C.F. 	:
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Petitioner, 	:
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v. 	: 	Case No. 4:25-cv-359-CDL-AGH
: 	28 U.S.C. § 2241
Warden, STEWART DETENTION 	:
CENTER, et al., 	:
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Respondents. 	:
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ORDER
Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus
(ECF No. 1). 	Petitioner is a native and citizen of Colombia who entered the United
States in 2022 and has resided here ever since. Pet. ¶ 42, ECF No. 1; Stephens Ex. A,
at 2, ECF No. 5-2. On September 19, 2025, he was taken into United States Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) custody and has been detained since then. Pet. ¶ 46;
Stephens Decl. ¶ 4, ECF No. 5-1. 	Petitioner contends that he is entitled to a
discretionary bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). Respondents argue that Petitioner
is not entitled to a bond hearing because he is detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2),
which mandates detention for certain aliens, without an opportunity for a bond hearing.
As Respondents concede, though, the issue presented in this action is identical to
the issue the Court decided in J.A.M. v. Streeval, No. 4:25-cv-342-CDL, 2025 WL
3050094 (M.D. Ga. Nov. 1, 2025). 	Based on the Court’s rationale in J.A.M., the Court
finds that Petitioner’s detention is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). 	The Court thus
grants Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus to the extent that the Court
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orders Respondents to provide Petitioner with a bond hearing to determine if Petitioner
may be released on bond under § 1226(a)(2) and the applicable regulations. See 8 C.F.R.
§§ 236.1 & 1236.1.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 26th day of November, 2025.
s/Clay D. Land
CLAY D. LAND
U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
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