Nicolae v. Noem et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
Dumitru Nicolae,
Petitioner,
v.
Kristi Noem, et al.,
Respondents.
No. CV-25-04884-PHX-KML (MTM)
ORDER
In responding to the order to show cause, respondents focus on arguments regarding
their position that an individual order granting relief is necessary despite the declaratory
judgment issued in Bautista v. Santacruz, No. 5:25-CV-01873-SSS-BFM, --- F. Supp. 3d
----, 2025 WL 3713987 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2025). (Doc. 7.) But respondents apparently
concede petitioner is entitled to a bond hearing “in light of the class-wide declaratory relief
ordered in Bautista.” (Doc. 7 at 5.) Based on respondents’ concession and the court’s own
analysis—which mirrors not only Bautista, but also analysis from the Seventh Circuit in
Castanon-Nava v. U.S. Dep’t of Homeland Sec., --- F.4th ----, No. 25-3050, 2025 WL
3552514, at *4 (7th Cir. Dec. 11, 2025), and another judge within this district in
Echevarria v. Bondi, No. CV-25-03252-PHX-DWL (ESW), 2025 WL 2821282 (D. Ariz.
Oct. 3, 2025)— in the circumstances of this case, the court grants relief on an individual
basis.
IT IS ORDERED:
1. Petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) is granted.
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2. Within seven days of this order respondents must either release petitioner or provide
a bond hearing without regard to Matter of Yajure Hurtado.
3. Respondents must provide a notice of compliance within five days.
4. The clerk of court shall enter judgment in petitioner’s favor and close this
case.
Dated this 8th day of January, 2026.
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