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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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CHRISTIAN ERIBERTO ENCALADA PILLCO,
Petitioner,
-against-
KENNETH GENALO, N.Y. Director,
Enforcement and Removal Operations,
U.S. Immigrations and Customs
Enforcement et al.,
Respondents.
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ORDER
26-CV-770 (EK)
ERIC KOMITEE, United States District Judge:
Christian Eriberto Encalada Pillco petitions for a
writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. 	He asserts
that he is being wrongfully detained by Respondents pursuant to
8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) and, accordingly, has been denied the
bond determination to which he is entitled under 8 U.S.C.
§ 1226(a). 	See Am. Pet. ¶¶ 52-56, ECF No. 6. 	Encalada Pillco’s
petition is conditionally granted, for substantially the same
reasons articulated in the Court’s November 18, 2025 order
in Sarmiento Guerrero v. Noem, --- F. Supp. 3d --- (E.D.N.Y.
2025), as Respondents have not, on this Court’s reading,
persuasively distinguished that case or cited binding authority
to the contrary. 	Respondents are directed, on or before March
4, 2026, either to afford Encalada Pillco a bond hearing that
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complies with federal laws and regulations or to release him.
See Guartazaca Sumba v. Crowley, No. 25-CV-13034, 2025 WL
3126512, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 9, 2025).
The parties are directed to file a status report on or
before March 5 that addresses Encalada Pillco’s release status
in accordance with the foregoing.
SO ORDERED.
/s/ Eric Komitee
ERIC KOMITEE
United States District Judge
Dated: 	February 25, 2026
Brooklyn, New York
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