Singh v. Johnson et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
KULDEEP SINGH, )
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Petitioner, )
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v. ) Case No. CIV-26-1083-J
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MARKWAYNE MULLIN, et al., )
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Respondents. )
ORDER
Petitioner Kuldeep Singh, a citizen of India, is currently in the custody of the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He has filed an Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas
Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 seeking release, or in the alternative, a second bond
hearing. [Doc. No. 7]. The matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Shon T. Erwin
who issued a Report and Recommendation [Doc. No. 14] recommending that the Court deny the
Petition. The objection deadline has now passed and neither party has filed an objection, a motion,
or otherwise communicated with the Court. The parties have therefore waived the right to
appellate review of the factual and legal issues addressed in the Report and Recommendation. See
Casanova v. Ulibarri, 595 F.3d 1120, 1123 (10th Cir. 2010).
Upon review of the Report and Recommendation and the Immigration Judge’s order
denying bond [Doc. No. 10-4], the Court concurs with Judge Erwin’s finding that Petitioner has
not established a basis for relief. 8 U.S.C. § 1226(e); Kumar v. De Anda-Ybarra, No. CIV-26-
164-R, 2026 WL 753944, at *1–2 (W.D. Okla. Mar. 17, 2026); Makarevich v. Bondi, No. 1:25-
CV-01002-KG-JHR, 2025 WL 3653895, at *1 (D.N.M. Dec. 17, 2025). Accordingly, the Court
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ADOPTS the thorough and well-reasoned Report and Recommendation [Doc. No. 14] and
DENIES Petitioner’s Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241.1
A separate judgment will enter.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 8th day of October, 2026.
1 The Court does not issue a certificate of appealability as one “is not required in order to appeal
a final order in a proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2241” for a federal inmate. Cano v. Holt, No. CIV-
25-01228-JD, 2026 WL 736461, at *14 (W.D. Okla. Mar. 16, 2026) (citation omitted) (declining
to enter a certificate of appealability in a § 2241 immigration case).
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