Tran v. Bondi et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
NH1JAN KHIEM TRAN, 	§
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Petitioner,
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PAMELA BONDI, et al.,
Respondents.
§ 	CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:26-CV-00417
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ORDER OF DISMISSAL
At the time the petitioner, Nhuan Khiem Tran, filed this petition for a writ of habeas
corpus under 28 U.S.C. 	§ 2241, he was a detainee in the custody of United States
Department of Homeland 	Security, 	Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE")
officials. 	Respondents advise that Tran was scheduled to be removed from the United
States on March 15, 2026. 	Doc. No. 10. 	A search of the ICE Locator website, available
to the public, also reflects that Tran is no longer in custody. Tran does not dispute that he
has been removed and that this case is moot, and more than 20 days have passed since the
Respondents filed their advisory stating that Tran was on a flight to Vietnam scheduled for
March 15 , 2026. See Doc. No. 4 at 3, Doc. No. 10 at 2.
Because the petitioner is no longer in custody and no controversy remains, his
petition must be dismissed as moot. 	See Spencer v. Kemna, 118 S. Ct. 978, 983 (1998)
(holding that a case becomes moot if it "no longer present[ s] a case or controversy under
Article III, § 2 of the Constitution" because "[t]he parties must continue to have a 'personal
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United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
April 02, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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stake in the outcome' of the lawsuit"') (quoting Lewis v. Cont '! Bank Corp., 110 S. Ct.
1249, 1254 (1990)).
Therefore, the Court ORDERS as follows:
1. 	This habeas petition is DISMISSED without prejudice as MOOT.
2. 	All pending motions, if any, are DENIED as MOOT.
3. 	This case is CLOSED.
The Clerk will enter this Order, providing a correct copy to all parties of record.
--~SIGNED on this 	'2 	day of April 2026.
1':xLt LANDREW S. HANEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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