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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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ASDRUBAL JOSE ROJAS VERA,
Petitioner,
-v-
KRISTI NOEM, in her official capacity as
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security; TODD LYONS, in his official capacity as
Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement; KENNETH GENALO, in his official
capacity as Field Office Director of Enforcement
and Removal Operations of the New York Office of
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
PAMELA BONDI, in her official capacity as U.S.
Attorney General; RAUL MALDONADO, JR., in
his official capacity as Warden of the Metropolitan
Detention Center,
Respondents.
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26-CV-1454
ORDER
NINA R. MORRISON, United States District Judge:
This case has been assigned to the undersigned for all purposes.
First, counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter an appearance on
the Electronic Case Filing System to ensure timely receipt and compliance with
all filings and court orders as the case proceeds.
Second, it is hereby ordered that all parties appear for a conference in
Courtroom 6E North on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. 	Respondents
shall coordinate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to 	ensure that
Petitioner is produced to the courthouse for the conference, and shall inform
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the Court’s deputy if any court orders are necessary in that regard.
Third, Respondents shall submit a letter by Friday, March 13, 2026 at 7:00
P.M., indicating whether the conference is necessary. 	In the letter, Respondents
should address:
(1) Petitioner’s A-number, current place of detention, and a contact person who
can facilitate counsel’s access to Petitioner;
(2) the statutory provision(s) under which Respondents assert the authority to
detain Petitioner;
(3) whether there is any basis to distinguish the asserted grounds for detention in
this case from this Court’s decision in Hyppolite v. Noem, No. 25-CV-4304
(NRM), 2025 WL 2829511 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 6, 2025), or from any other prior
decisions issued by the undersigned in this area of law. If there is no basis to
distinguish this Petition from the Court’s analysis in Hyppolite or another
decision of this Court, the submission may take the form of a letter so stating,
and indicating whether Respondents oppose issuance of the writ, subject to
preservation of Respondents’ arguments for appeal;
(4) a copy of any final order of removal for this Petitioner; and
(5) information regarding the procedural posture of any pending Department of
Homeland Security or Executive Office for Immigration Review proceedings
concerning this Petitioner.
If Respondents take the position that the outcome of this Petition is materially
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distinguishable from a prior decision of this Court, Respondents are further ordered
to show cause in writing no later than Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 5:00 P.M., as to
why the Petition should not be granted. 	In their submission, Respondents shall
affirm that they have provided the Court with all facts material to Petitioner’s claims
and Respondents’ opposition to the Petition, and shall attach as exhibits all records
related to those facts. 	Petitioner may reply by Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 5:00
P.M. 	The Court will then hear argument on the Petition, if necessary, at the
conference on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 11:00 A.M. in Courtroom 6E North.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 12, 2026 	/s/ Nina R. Morrison
Brooklyn, New York 	Nina R. Morrison
United States District Judge
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