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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Carlos F.,
Petitioner,
v.
Pamela Bondi, Attorney General; Kristi
Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security;
Todd M. Lyons, Acting Director of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
Marcos Charles, Acting Executive
Associate Director for Enforcement and
Removal Operations; Peter Berg, Field
Office Director for Enforcement and
Removal Operations; U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement; U.S.
Department of Homeland Security; and
John Doe, Local Detention Authority,
Respondents.
No. 26-cv-0469 (SRN/EMB)
ORDER
Nicholas Ratkowski, Ratkowski Law PLLC, 332 Minnesota St., Ste. W1610, Saint Paul,
MN 55101, for Petitioner
Matthew Isihara, U.S. Attorney’s Office, 300 S. 4th St., Minneapolis, MN 55415, for
Respondents
SUSAN RICHARD NELSON, United States District Judge
Before the Court are Petitioner Carlos F.’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
(“Petition”) [Doc. No. 1], and Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss or Transfer [Doc. No. 6].
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Petitioner Carlos F. filed his Petition on January 20, 2026, seeking relief related to
his immigration detention. At the time he filed his Petition, he was detained in Minnesota.
(Pet. ¶ 10.) 	Subsequently, Respondents transferred Carlos F. from Minnesota to Texas.
(Resp’ts’ Mot. to Dismiss or Transfer at 1.)
Because Carlos F. is no longer in Minnesota, Respondents move to dismiss the
Petition for lack of jurisdiction or to transfer venue to the “United States District Court for
the District of Texas” under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). (Resp’ts’ Mot. to Dismiss or Transfer at
1.) In support of their Motion to Dismiss or Transfer, Respondents submit the Declaration
of William J. Robinson, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Deportation Officer [Doc. No. 8]. 	Mr. Robinson attests that on January 26, 2026, at
approximately 1:15 p.m., ICE released Carlos F. from custody in El Paso, Texas, and
transferred him to the custody of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on a criminal warrant
from Minnesota. (Robinson Decl. ¶ 5.)
In light of the pending criminal proceedings against Carlos F., he is no longer in
Respondents’ custody, and habeas relief from his immigration detention is no longer
applicable. Due to these materially changed circumstances, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED
THAT:
1. 	Carlos F.’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus [Doc. No. 1] is DENIED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and
2. 	Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss or Transfer [Doc. No. 6] is DENIED AS
MOOT.
Dated: February 12, 2026 	s/Susan Richard Nelson
SUSAN RICHARD NELSON
United States District Judge
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