Cuc Paxtor et al v. Noem et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
GLADIS FRANCISCA CUC-P AXTOR,
GLADIS ADRIANA SON-CUC, and
ROSA GALILEA SON-CUC,
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Petitioners,
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KRISTI NOEM, et al. ,
Respondents.
§ 	CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:26-CV-01334
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ORDER
The petitioners, Gladis Francisca Cuc-Paxtor, Gladis Adriana Son-Cuc, and Rosa
Galilea Son-Cuc are detainees in the custody of United States Department of Homeland
Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") officials. Through counsel, they
filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 , challenging their
detention. Doc. No. 1. Respondents have filed a motion for summary judgment (Doc. No.
8) , to which Petitioners have filed a response in opposition (Doc. No. 10).
Each of the petitioners is detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b )(2)(A) and has been
detained for more than 90 days; therefore, they are entitled to a bond hearing based on the
Fifth Circuit's recent opinion in Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega , No. 26-50183 , 2026 WL
1906557 (5th Cir. July 2, 2026).
Accordingly, the Court ORDERS as follows:
1. 	The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is GRANTED in part.
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United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
July 08, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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2. 	Respondents shall release the petitioners from custody unless the government
provides a bond hearing to each of them by August 7, 2026. If a bond hearing is
held, the government "must articulate an individualized justification for further
detention without bond." Sosnava Rodriguez, 2026 WL 1906557, at * 16. 	The
govermnent shall provide at least 48 hours' notice to the petitioners and counsel
before the bond hearing, if such is held, or before release.
3. 	The parties must confer and file a joint update with the Court by August 14,
2026, informing the Court of the result of any hearing and each petitioner's
custody status.
4. 	The parties must file an advisory by September 8, 2026, stating whether this
case may be closed or what other issues remain for adjudication.
5. 	Respondents' motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 8) is DENIED.
6. 	All other pending motions, if any, are DENIED as MOOT.
SO ORDERED.
SIGNED this 	t' 	day of July 2026.----
ANDREW S. HANEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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