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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Blanca M.F.P.,
Petitioner,
v.
Pamela Bondi, Attorney General; Kristi
Noem, Secretary, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security; Todd M. Lyons,
Acting Director of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement; and David
Easterwood, Acting Director, St. Paul
Field Office Immigration and Customs
Enforcement,
Respondents.
Civil No. 26-1207 (DWF/JFD)
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Blanc M.F.P.’s petition for writ of
habeas corpus (the “Petition”) (Doc. No. 1) and motion to show cause (Doc. No. 2).
Based on the Court’s review of the record in this case, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	Petitioner’s motion to show cause (Doc. No. [2]) is GRANTED as follows:
2. 	Respondents are directed to file an answer to the Petition (Doc. No. [1]) by
February 10, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. CT, certifying the true cause and proper duration of
Petitioner’s confinement and showing cause why the writ should not issue in this case.
3. 	The answer should include:
a. 	A reasoned memorandum of law and fact addressing each count of
the Petition;
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b. 	Any supporting documentation that may be needed to establish the
lawfulness of Petitioner’s arrest and/or continued confinement; and
c. 	A good-faith argument as to whether—and if so, why—this matter,
at least with respect to Petitioner’s argument that she is entitled to a bond hearing
under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), is materially distinguishable, either factually or legally,
from Omar E.F.G. v. Bondi, No. 26-cv-451, 2026 WL 184571 (D. Minn. Jan. 23,
2026), and Victor S.M. v. Noem, No. 26-cv-400, 2026 WL 161445 (D. Minn.
Jan. 21, 2026).
3. 	If Petitioner intends to file a reply to Respondents’ answer, she must do so
by February 12, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. CT.
4. 	Respondents, or any other person, entity, or agency of the government, or
anyone acting in concert with Respondents or the government, are ENJOINED from
moving Petitioner from the District of Minnesota during the pendency of this action.
5. 	If Petitioner has already been moved from Minnesota, Respondents are
ORDERED to immediately return Petitioner to Minnesota.
Dated: February 7, 2026 	s/Donovan W. Frank
DONOVAN W. FRANK
United States District Judge
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