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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
OMAR ORLANDO MELENDEZ ALDAROZO,
Petitioner,
v. No. 2:26-cv-00737-KG-DLM
PAMELA BONDI, et al.,
Respondents.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Petitioner’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, Doc. 1,
and the Government’s Response, Doc. 8. The Court previously entered a Temporary Restraining
Order (“TRO”) directing the Government to release Petitioner. Doc. 6. The Government’s
Response does not dispute or materially alter the relevant facts. To the contrary, the Government
concedes that the facts of this case are “substantially similar” to those in Patel v. Noem, 2026 WL
103163 (D.N.M.), in which this Court granted relief. Doc. 8 at 2.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the Court’s TRO, the Court grants the Petition for a
Writ of Habeas Corpus, Doc. 1. The Government is enjoined from redetaining Petitioner absent an
individualized bond hearing consistent with due process.
The Government shall file a status report within ten (10) days of entry of this Order
demonstrating compliance.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/Kenneth J. Gonzales___________________
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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