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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Shoua X.,
Petitioner,
v.
Warden, Freeborn Adult Detention Center;
Field Office Director, St. Paul Field Office
ICE-ERO; and U.S. Attorney General,
Respondents.
No. 26-cv-1656 (KMM/LIB)
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Shoua X.’s Emergency Motion for a
Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Dkt. 8.) seeking to enjoin
Respondents from removing Petitioner, who alleges he is a United States citizen, from the
country.
Having carefully considered the Motion and all relevant submissions, including the
Petition, and the applicable law, 8 U.S.C. § 1341(a), the Court finds that there is significant
merit in Shoua X.’s claim of citizenship based on the initial showing. And the Court agrees
that the unlawful removal of an American citizen would constitute significant, irreparable
harm. However, the Court also has concerns about whether it has jurisdiction to adjudicate
the merits of this dispute.
Accordingly, the Court ORDERS as follows:
1. 	Petitioner’s Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED in part.
2. 	Respondents and all of their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys,
successors, assigns, and persons acting in concert or participation with them, are
temporarily ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from moving Petitioner outside
of Minnesota until further order of the Court, so that Petitioner may consult with
counsel while the Court is considering the petition, and so that there is no risk
that removal of Petitioner from Minnesota will deprive this Court of jurisdiction
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over the petition. If Petitioner has already been removed from Minnesota,
respondents are ORDERED to immediately return Petitioner to Minnesota.
3. 	No security bond is required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c).
4. 	United States Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois has ordered Respondents to
respond to Shoua X.’s Petition by March 5, 2026. The Court adds an additional
day to that deadline to permit Respondents to address the issues raised in
Petitioner’s 	Motion 	for 	a 	Temporary 	Restraining 	Order. 	Accordingly,
Respondents shall file a response to Petitioner’s habeas petition and Motion for
a Temporary Restraining Order on or before March 6, 2026. If additional time
is needed, Respondents may request an extension.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Date: March 5, 2026 	s/Katherine M. Menendez
Katherine M. Menendez
United States District Judge
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