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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
HECTOR J.A.S.,
Petitioner,
v.
RYAN SHEA, Sheriff, Freeborn County, MN;
DAVID EASTERWOOD, Acting Director, St.
Paul Field Office Immigration and Customs
Enforcement;
MARKWAYNE 	MULLIN, 	Secretary, 	U.S.
Department of Homeland Security;
TODD BLANCHE, Attorney General,
Respondents.
Civil No. 26-2242 (JRT/DLM)
ORDER
Based on the foregoing, and all the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	Petitioner’s Motion for Order to Show Cause (Docket No. [2]) is GRANTED
IN PART as follows:
a. 	If Petitioner is being detained in Minnesota, Respondents are ENJOINED
from removing, transferring, or otherwise facilitating the removal of
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Petitioner from the District of Minnesota until the Court issues an order
on the pending Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Docket No. [1]).
i. 	Respondents may request permission from the Court to move
Petitioner if unforeseen or emergency circumstances arise which
require Petitioner to be removed from the District. 	Any such
request must include an explanation for the request as well as a
proposed destination. The Court will then determine whether to
grant the request and permit transfer of Petitioner.
ii. 	If 	Petitioner 	has 	already 	been 	removed 	from 	Minnesota,
Respondents are ORDERED to immediately return Petitioner to
Minnesota.
b. 	Respondents are directed to file an answer to the petition for a writ of
habeas corpus of Petitioner by no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 16, 2026,
certifying 	the 	true 	cause 	and 	proper 	duration 	of 	Petitioner’s
confinement and showing cause why the writ should not be granted in
this case.
c. 	Respondents’ answer must include:
i. 	Such affidavits and exhibits as are needed to establish the
lawfulness and correct duration of Petitioner’s detention in light
of the issues raised in the habeas petition;
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ii. 	A 	reasoned 	memorandum 	of 	law 	and 	fact 	explaining
Respondents’ legal position on Petitioner’s claims, including
whether Petitioner’s detention violates the Due Process Clause of
the Fifth Amendment;
iii. 	Respondents’ 	recommendation 	on 	whether 	an 	evidentiary
hearing should be conducted;
d. 	If Petitioner intends to file a reply to Respondents’ answer, they must do
so by no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 2026. Thereafter, no further
submissions from either party will be permitted, except as authorized by
Court order.
2. 	Petitioner’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order is DENIED.
DATED: April 14, 2026 	_____/s/ John R. Tunheim_____
at Minneapolis, Minnesota. 	JOHN R. TUNHEIM
United States District Judge
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