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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Freddy C.,1
Petitioner,
v.
Pamela Bondi, in her official capacity as
Attorney 	General; 	Kristi 	Noem, 	in 	her
official 	capacity 	as 	Secretary 	of 	the
Department 	of 	Homeland 	Security; 	Todd
Lyons, 	in 	his 	official 	capacity 	as 	Acting
Director of United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement; David Easterwood, in
his official capacity as Acting Director, St.
Paul 	Field 	Office, 	U.S. 	Immigration 	and
Customs 	Enforcement; 	Mary 	de 	Anda
Ybarra, in her official capacity as Director,
El Paso Field Office, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement; Oscar Ugarte, in his
official capacity as Sheriff of El Paso County;
and Warden of the Ero El Paso East Montana
Detention Facility, El Paso, Texas,
Respondents.
File No. 26-CV-01433 (JMB/EMB)
ORDER
Claire B. Deason and Lehoan T. Pham, Littler Mendelson, P.A., Minneapolis, MN for
Petitioner Freddy C.
David W. Fuller and David R. Hackworthy, United States Attorney’s Office, Minneapolis,
MN, for Respondents Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Todd Lyons, David Easterwood, Mary
de Anda Ybarra, and Warden of the Ero El Paso East Montana Detention Facility.
This matter came before the Court on March 19, 2026 for a status conference
1 This District has adopted a policy of using only the first name and last initial of any
nongovernmental parties in immigration cases.
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pursuant to the Court’s March 9, 2026 Order to Show Cause. (Doc. No. 30.)
In this non-citizen habeas case, the Court granted an unopposed Petition for a Writ
of Habeas Corpus filed by Petitioner Freddy C., who had been unlawfully detained by
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. 	(Doc. No. 7.) 	Both before and
after ordering Freddy C.’s release from custody, the Court ordered Respondents to return
all personal belongings taken from Freddy C. during his unlawful detention and further
ordered Respondents to file documentation to confirm that such property had been
returned. (Doc. Nos. 4, 7, 17.) Respondents did not comply. (See Doc. No. 24.)
During the March 19, 2026 status conference, Respondents’ counsel acknowledged
Freddy C.’s claim that he had not been returned all of his property upon release from
custody: specifically, that he had not been returned his work authorization card, which had
cost him $795 to replace; and his U.S. and Venezuelan driver’s licenses, the replacements
of which would cost a then-undetermined sum of money. (Doc. No. 30; see also Doc. Nos.
11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 29.) 	Respondents’ counsel agreed to compensate Freddy C. for the
expenses associated with the replacement of his lost documents. (Doc. No. 30.)
ORDER
Therefore, based on the foregoing, on the Proposed Order filed on March 23, 2026
(Doc. No. 31), and on all of the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED THAT:
1. 	Within thirty (30) days of this Order, Respondents must issue payment in the
amount of $795.00 to Petitioner Freddy C. to reimburse Freddy C. for the
out-of-pocket expenses incurred to replace his work authorization card. Such
payment must be mailed or otherwise delivered to Freddy C. in care of his
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immigration counsel, Maria Miller, Martin Law, Wells Fargo Plaza, 7900
Xerxes Ave. S., Suite 220, Bloomington, MN 55431.
2. 	Within 	thirty 	(30) 	days 	following 	the 	restoration 	of 	funding 	to 	the
Department of Homeland Security and upon Respondents’ receipt of proof
of Freddy C.’s out-of-pocket expenses incurred to replace his U.S. driver’s
license 	and 	his 	Venezuelan 	driver’s 	license, 	Respondents 	shall 	issue
payment, not to exceed $100.00, for such demonstrated out-of-pocket
expenses. 	Such payment must be mailed or otherwise delivered to Freddy
C. in care of his immigration counsel, Maria Miller, Martin Law, Wells Fargo
Plaza, 7900 Xerxes Ave. S., Suite 220, Bloomington, MN 55431.
3. 	Petitioner shall inform the Court if Respondents do not comply with this
Order and may petition for further appropriate relief.
Dated: March 23, 2026 	/s/ Jeffrey M. Bryan
Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan
United States District Court
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