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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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VISHAL SAINI,
Petitioner,
-against-
RAUL MALDONADO, WARDEN, BROOKLYN
METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER et al.,
Respondents.
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ORDER
26-CV-607 (EK)
ERIC KOMITEE, United States District Judge:
Vishal Saini petitions for a writ of habeas corpus
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. 	He alleges that he is being held
pending removal without having been provided a bond hearing.
Saini’s petition is conditionally granted, for substantially the
same reasons articulated in the Court’s November 18, 2025 order
in Sarmiento Guerrero v. Noem, --- F. Supp. 3d --- (E.D.N.Y.
2025), as Respondents have not, on this Court’s reading,
persuasively distinguished that case or cited binding authority
to the contrary. 	Respondents are directed, on or before
February 20, 2026, either to afford Saini a bond hearing that
complies with federal laws and regulations or to release him.
See Guartazaca Sumba v. Crowley, No. 25-CV-13034, 2025 WL
3126512, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 9, 2025).
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The parties are directed to file a status report on or
before February 23 that addresses Saini’s release status in
accordance with the foregoing.
SO ORDERED.
/s/ Eric Komitee
ERIC KOMITEE
United States District Judge
Dated: 	February 13, 2026
Brooklyn, New York
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