Yagoub Ahmed v. Warden, El Valle Detention Facility et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BROWNSVILLE DIVISION
ABDELMONIEM IDRIS YAGOUB AHMED,
Petitioner,
VS.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:26-CV-684
WARDEN, EL VALLE DETENTION FACILITY,
et al.,
Respondents.
ORDER
Petitioner Abdelmoniem Idris Yagoub Ahmed, a national of Sudan with protection from
removal as to Sudan, is detained by immigration authorities at the El Valle Detention Center in
Willacy County, Texas. Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, seeking his release
from detention. (Pet., Doc. 1) Petitioner is detained subject to a final order of removal. (Id. at ¶
24)
A Magistrate Judge recommends that the Court dismiss the petition and close the case.
(R&R, Doc. 4) Petitioner objects to the Report and Recommendation. (Objections, Doc. 5) When
a party objects to a Report and Recommendation, the district court applies de novo review as to
the objected-to portions of the Report and Recommendation. Battle v. United States Parole
Comm’n, 834 F.2d 419, 421 (5th Cir. 1987).
The Court has considered Petitioner’s objections, which in large measure re-assert the
arguments that he presented to the Magistrate Judge. Petitioner seeks his release based upon
Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001), which established that six months represents a
“presumptively reasonable period of detention” following a final order of removal. Id. at 701.
Petitioner concedes that his “period of physical custody began on May 12, 2026[.]” (Objections,
Doc. 5, 2) Based on the record and the applicable law, the Court agrees with the conclusion in the
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
July 13, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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Report and Recommendation that has been detained for fewer than six months. The Court also
finds unpersuasive Petitioner’s position that his two-year history of non-removal renders this case
ripe.
For these reasons, the Court OVERRULES Petitioner Abdelmoniem Idris Yagoub
Ahmed’s objections to the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 4), which the Court ADOPTS. As
a result, it is:
ORDERED that Plaintiff Abdelmoniem Idris Yagoub Ahmed’s Verified Petition for Writ
of Habeas Corpus and Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (Doc. 1) is DENIED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Each party shall bear its own fees and costs.
This is a final and appealable order.
The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case.
Signed on July 13, 2026.
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Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.
United States District Judge
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