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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
FRANCIS F. JOSEPH,
Petitioner,
v.
WARDEN, PIKE COUNTY
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY,
Respondent.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:25-cv-02428
(SAPORITO, J.)
ORDER
AND NOW, this 23rd day of February, 2026, in accordance with the
accompanying memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. 	The petition for a writ of
habeas corpus (Doc. 1) is GRANTED
to the extent that an immigration judge must afford the petitioner an
individualized bond hearing within 21 days of this order.
2. 	At this hearing, the government shall bear the burden of
proving by clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner’s continued
detention is necessary to prevent him from fleeing or harming the
community, in accordance with
German Santos v. Warden Pike County
Correctional Facility, 965 F.3d 203 (3d Cir. 2020).
3. 	The parties are DIRECTED to report to this court on the
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outcome of this individualized bond determination within 7 days after
the date of the hearing.
4. 	The petitioner’s motions requesting preliminary injunctive
relief (Doc. 12, Doc. 13) are DENIED as moot.
5. 	The Clerk is DIRECTED to mark this case as CLOSED.
Dated: February 23, 2026
	s/Joseph F. Saporito, Jr.
JOSEPH F. SAPORITO, JR.
United States District Judge
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