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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION
M.E.C.M. 	:
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Petitioner, 	:
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v. 	: 	Case No. 4:25-cv-379-CDL-AGH
: 	28 U.S.C. § 2241
Warden, STEWART DETENTION 	:
CENTER, et al., 	:
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Respondents. 	:
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ORDER
Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus
(ECF No. 1). 	Petitioner is a native and citizen of Nicaragua who entered the United
States in 2021 and has resided here ever since. Pet. ¶¶ 1-2, ECF No. 1; Stephens Decl.
¶¶ 3, 6, ECF No. 5-1. 	On October 14, 2025, she was taken into United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) custody and has been detained since
then. 	Pet. ¶ 3; Stephens Decl. ¶ 7. 	Petitioner contends that she is entitled to a
discretionary bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). Respondents argue that Petitioner
is not entitled to a bond hearing because she is detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(1),
which mandates detention for certain aliens, without an opportunity for a bond hearing.
As Respondents concede, though, the issues presented in this action are identical
to the issues the Court decided in J.A.M. v. Streeval, No. 4:25-cv-342-CDL, 2025 WL
3050094 (M.D. Ga. Nov. 1, 2025) and M.M.M. v. Streeval, No. 4:25-cv-343-CDL, 2025
WL 3269947, at *2 (M.D. Ga. Nov. 24, 2025). Based on the Court’s rationale in J.A.M.
and M.M.M., the Court finds that Petitioner’s detention is governed by 8 U.S.C.
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§ 1226(a). The Court thus grants Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus to the
extent that the Court orders Respondents to provide Petitioner with a bond hearing to
determine if Petitioner may be released on bond under § 1226(a)(2) and the applicable
regulations. See 8 C.F.R. §§ 236.1 & 1236.1.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 26th day of November, 2025.
s/Clay D. Land
CLAY D. LAND
U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
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