Johnson v. Warden, Port Isabel Detention Center

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BROWNSVILLE DIVISION
MAKIESE LOTUTALA JOHNSON,
Petitioner,
VS.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:26-CV-465
WARDEN, PORT ISABEL DETENTION
CENTER, et al.,
Respondents.
ORDER
Petitioner Makiese Lotutala Johnson is currently detained by Immigration and Customs
Enforcement at the Port Isabel Detention Facility in Cameron County, Texas. In this habeas
action, Petitioner alleges that his fifteen-month detention has become unconstitutionally
prolonged. (Pet., Doc. 1)
Respondents move for summary judgment because Petitioner is subject to mandatory
detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A). (MSJ, Doc. 17)
A United States Magistrate Judge recommends that the Court grant the Motion for
Summary Judgment (Doc. 17) and deny the Petition. (R&R, Doc. 20) No party objected to the
Report and Recommendation and the deadline for doing so expired on June 15, 2026.
“When no timely objection is filed, the court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear
error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.” FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b),
Advisory Comm. Note (1983). The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation and finds
no clear error within it.
As a result, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 20). It is:
ORDERED that Respondent’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 17) is GRANTED;
and
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
June 17, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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ORDERED that Petitioner Makiese Lotutala Johnson’s Petition for Writ of Habeas
Corpus (Doc. 1) is DENIED.
This is a final and appealable order.
Signed on June 17, 2026.
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Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.
United States District Judge
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