Melo-Rojas v. Mullin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
EDWIN MELO-ROJAS, 	)
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Petitioner, 	)
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v. 	) 	Case No. CIV-26-1995-R
)
MARKWAYNE MULLIN, et al., 	)
)
Respondent. 	)
ORDER
Petitioner, Mr. Edwin Melo-Rojas, petitioned the Court for a writ of habeas corpus
under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging his detention in ICE custody [Doc. No. 1]. The Court
referred the matter to United States Magistrate Judge Amanda L. Maxfield who issued a
Report and Recommendation [Doc. No. 8] recommending this Court grant in part Mr.
Melo-Rojas’s Petition and order Respondents to provide him with a prompt bond hearing
under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). Neither party objected.
Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS Judge Maxfield’s Report and Recommendation.
The Court GRANTS in PART Mr. Melo-Rojas’s Petition, Doc. No. 1, and directs
Respondents to provide him with a lawful bond hearing pursuant to § 1226(a) within seven
days of the date of this order or otherwise release him if he has not received such a hearing
within that period. Respondents shall certify their compliance with this Order.
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IT IS SO ORDERED this 9 th day of October, 2026.
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