Medina-Figueroa v. Moniz et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
EDGAR MEDINA FIGUEROA,
Petitioner,
v.
ANTONE MONIZ, PATRICIA HYDE,
TODD LYONS, and KRISTI NOEM,
Respondents.
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Civil Action No. 26-cv-10001-ADB
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BURROUGHS, D.J.
Before the Court is a petition for writ of habeas corpus by Petitioner Edgar Medina
Figueroa. [ECF No. 1]. Respondents submit that the facts of this case are substantially similar
to those of Duran Siguenza v. Moniz, 25-cv-11914-ADB (D. Mass. Sept. 25, 2025), such that the
Court “will likely reach the same conclusion” here. [ECF No. 6 at 1]. Accordingly, they
“submit that the Court can decide this matter without further briefing or oral argument.” [Id. at
2]. In Duran Siguenza, the Court, pursuant to Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001), ordered
the release of a habeas petitioner who was subject to a final order of removal, had been detained
for more than six months, and was not significantly likely to be removed in the reasonably
foreseeable future. Duran Siguenza, ECF No. 20 at 6–8. As Respondents here recognize, the
facts of this case are similar in all relevant respects. Petitioner is subject to a final order of
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removal, [ECF No. 6 at 3], and has been detained for more than six months, [id. at 2], and DHS
has not proffered any plans for his removal in the reasonably foreseeable future, [id. at 4].
Accordingly, the petition, [ECF No. 1], is GRANTED IN PART. Respondents are
ORDERED to release Petitioner subject to conditions of release to be determined
contemporaneously with his release from custody.
SO ORDERED.
January 22, 2026 /s/ Allison D. Burroughs
ALLISON D. BURROUGHS
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
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