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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
On March 6, 2026, the Court ordered Respondents—within 30 days of the filing of
the Court’s order—to “facilitate and reimburse all FTCA claims” made by Petitioner
Christian A.S.C. and the Petitioners in four other related cases. (See Mem. Op. and Order
(“March 6 Order”) at 18, March 6, 2026, Docket No. 15.) In all five cases, Respondents
CHRISTIAN A.S.C.,
Petitioner,
v.
PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General of the
United States;
KRISTI NOEM, Secretary, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security;
TODD M. LYONS, 	Acting Director, 	U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
DAVID EASTERWOOD, Acting Director, St.
Paul Field Office, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement;
MARY DE ANDA-YBARRA, Director, El Paso
Field 	Office, 	Immigration 	and 	Customs
Enforcement; and
WARDEN, Director of the El Paso Camp
East Montana,
Respondents.
Civil No. 26-778 (JRT/LIB)
ORDER DENYING RESPONDENTS’
REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
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unlawfully detained Petitioners and then violated the Court’s orders by retaining their
personal property following their release from custody. (Id. at 5.) In Petitioner Christian
A.S.C.’s case, Respondents failed to return his Minnesota driver’s license, Guatemala
driver’s license, and Guatemalan Consular Identification Card, despite the Court’s express
order to release him “with all personal effects, such as driver’s licenses, passports, or
immigration documents[.]” 	See Christian A.S.C. v. Bondi, Civ. No. 26-778, 2026 WL
323098, at *3 (D. Minn. Feb. 6, 2026); (March 6 Order at 7–8).
Petitioner has submitted a claim for reimbursement pursuant to the Court’s March
6 Order. On March 17, 2026, Respondents filed a “Request for Extension Given Lapse in
Appropriations.” (See Docket No. 20.) Respondents state:
[T]he Department of Homeland Security continues to experience a lapse in
appropriations that affects [ICE’s] ability to issue payment for these claims.
Specifically, ICE has informed the Department of Justice that, given the
ongoing lapse in appropriations, the agency is currently unable to execute
payment for the amount requested pursuant to Form 95 submitted by
Petitioner 	to 	the 	Agency 	on 	or 	around 	March 	11, 	2026. 	Federal
Respondents therefore respectfully request that the Court modify its
Order . . . to clarify that any settlement or reimbursement payment for
Petitioner’s claim is subject to the availability of funds. Specifically, Federal
Respondents ask that the Court extend the due date for payment of the
Claim included in Petitioner’s Form 95 to 30 days after such time as
Congress appropriates funds for the Department of Homeland Security.
(Docket No. 20 at 1.) Respondents provided no declarations or evidence to substantiate
their claim that they are unable to meet the Court’s deadline.
The Court will deny Respondents’ request for an extension. The harm suffered by
Petitioner stemming from his unlawful arrest has gone on long enough. 	The Court is
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unpersuaded that ICE—which continues to have the funds necessary to arrest and detain
Minnesotans—lacks 	the 	funds 	necessary 	to 	promptly 	reimburse 	Petitioner’s
comparatively miniscule claim.1 The Court maintains its previous order: “For any claim
Respondents do not fully reimburse within 30 days of this order, the Court will hold a
hearing and, if appropriate, issue a further order regarding contempt.” 	(See March 6
Order at 15.)
Based on the foregoing, and all the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that Respondents’ Request for Extension [Docket No. 20] is DENIED.
DATED: March 19, 2026 	_____/s/ John R. Tunheim ____
at Minneapolis, Minnesota. 	JOHN R. TUNHEIM
United States District Judge
1 The Court notes that regardless of any present lapse in appropriations, DHS received
substantial funding through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025.
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