Aode v. Bullock

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
WESTERN DIVISION
TAMER ZAKI AODE,
Petitioner,
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No. 2:26-cv-03343-SHL-atc
v.
CHRISTOPHER BULLOCK, New Orleans
Field Office Director of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement; Enforcement and
Removal Operations
Respondent.
ORDER STAYING TRANSFER AND REQUIRING RESPONSE
On October 9, 2026, Petitioner Tamer Zaki Aode filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas
Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (ECF No. 1.) He challenges his immigration-related detention
as violative of his Fifth Amendment due process and Fourth Amendment rights. (Id. at PageID
2.) Petitioner’s country of origin is unknown, but he entered the United States in December
2023, on an E2 visa as a minor child. (Id.) He resides with his U.S. citizen wife and has other
family members in the U.S. (Id.)
Petitioner alleges that he was apprehended on October 2, 2026, but does not state the
circumstances underlying his arrest. (Id.) He is now in Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(“ICE”) custody at the West Tennessee Detention Facility. (Id. at PageID 6.) Petitioner’s
alleged facts do not demonstrate how his Fourth or Fifth Amendment rights were violated. At
present, it remains unclear whether the Petition is actionable.1
1 The Petition also provides explanations of immigration detention-related principles and
caselaw that the Court is familiar with. However, Petitioner does not tie these authorities
directly to the facts of his case.
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On May 11, the Sixth Circuit issued the opinion in Lopez-Campos v. Raycraft, 175 F.4th
713 (6th Cir. 2026), affirming that a noncitizen who has spent “significant time . . . within the
interior of the United States,” and who has not committed an offense rendering them ineligible
under § 1226(c), may not be detained without an individualized bond hearing. 175 F.4th at 734.
Upon review of the Petition, it is ORDERED as follows:
(1) 	Within three business days of the filing of this Order, Petitioner shall deliver a
copy of the Petition and this Order to the United States Attorney for the Western District of
Tennessee electronically at the following email address: stuart.canale@usdoj.gov.
(2) 	Within three business days after Petitioner complies with the above requirement,
Respondent shall respond to the Petition. If the basis of Petitioner’s detention is 8 U.S.C. §
1225(b)(2)(A) and Respondent continues to oppose release, Respondent shall either distinguish
this case from Lopez-Campos v. Raycraft, 175 F.4th 713 (6th Cir. 2026), or state why Lopez-
Campos otherwise does not apply. If no such showing is made, Respondent shall state whether
he consents to the issuance of the writ.
(3) 	Petitioner shall file a reply within three business days after Respondent’s
responsive filing.
(4) 	Respondent shall not transfer Petitioner out of the West Tennessee Detention
Facility during the pendency of the Petition.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 9th day of October, 2026.
s/ Sheryl H. Lipman
SHERYL H. LIPMAN
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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