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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
SATVINDAR SINGH,
Petitioner,
v.
1:25-cv-01266-MIS-KRS
KRISTI NOEM, in her official capacity as
Secretary of the Department of Homeland
Security; PAMELA BONDI, in her official
capacity as Attorney General of the United
States; TODD M. LYONS, in his official
capacity 	as 	Acting 	Director 	and 	Senior
Official Performing the Duties of the Director
of 	U.S. 	Immigration 	and 	Customs
Enforcement; MARY DE ANDA-YBARRA,
in 	her 	official 	capacity 	as 	Field 	Office
Director of the El Paso Field Office of U.S.
Immigration 	and 	Customs 	Enforcement,
Enforcement and Removal Operations; and
GEORGE DEDOS, in his official capacity as
Warden of the Cibola County Correctional
Center,
Respondents.
ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S EMERGENCY MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Petitioner Satvindar Singh’s Emergency Motion
for a Temporary Restraining Order (“Emergency Motion”), filed December 19, 2025. ECF No. 2.
The Government did not timely respond.1 Upon review of the Motion, the record, and the relevant
law, the Court GRANTS the Emergency Motion. The Court finds that Petitioner has demonstrated
a likelihood of success on the merits of his claims, that he will suffer irreparable harm in the
1 	The Government was properly served, Summonses Returned Executed, ECF No. 16-20, and had
notice of the request, Order Granting in Part Mot. for Extension of Time, ECF No. 9. The Government had seven (7)
days to respond to the Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order after service was complete on January 16, 2026.
Order Granting in Part Mot. for Extension of Time at 2, ECF No. 9; ECF 16-20.
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absence of this injunctive relief, and that the balance of equities and public interest weigh in his
favor. Accordingly, it is HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	Respondents are ORDERED to provide Petitioner with a constitutionally adequate
bond hearing before a neutral Immigration Judge within three (3) days, at which
the government bears the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that
continued detention is necessary; and
2. 	This Order shall remain in effect for seven (7) days, and the Court retains
jurisdiction to enforce and modify this Order as appropriate.
The Court will not impose a bond requirement at this time. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c); RoDa Drilling
Co. v. Siegal, 552 F.3d 1203, 1215 (10th Cir. 2009).
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MARGARET STRICKLAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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