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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Manuel N. M.,
Petitioner,
v.
Kirsti Noem, et al.,
Respondents.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATION
AND GRANTING WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS
Civil File No. 26-224 (MJD/DJF)
Graham Blair Ojala-Barbour, Ojala-Barbour Law Firm, Counsel for
Petitioner, Adriano L.V.
Ana H. Voss, Julie T. Le, Assistant United States Attorneys, Counsel for
Federal Respondents.
The above-entitled matter comes before the Court upon the Report
and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster
dated January 23, 2026. There were no objections to the Report and
Recommendation.
Pursuant to statute, the Court conducted a de novo review upon the
record. 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1); D. Minn. LR 72.2(b). Based upon that review,
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the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge
Foster dated January 23, 2026.
Accordingly, based upon the files, records, and proceedings herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. 	The Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of
United States Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster dated January
23, 2026 [Docket No. 7].
2. 	Petitioner Manuel N. M.’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
[Docket No. 1] is GRANTED as follows:
A. 	Respondents are ordered to return Petitioner to
Minnesota immediately if he is still in ICE custody and
release Petitioner upon his return;
B. 	Within seven days of this Order, the parties shall provide
the Court with a status update concerning the release and
return of Petitioner pursuant to this Order; and
C. 	Respondents are ordered to reimburse Petitioner his
reasonable costs and fees pursuant to the Equal Access to
Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
Dated: 	January 29, 2026 	s/Michael J. Davis
Michael J. Davis
United States District Court
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