Rodriguez Mendez v. Acting Director, Port Isabel Detention Center et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BROWNSVILLE DIVISION
JASIEL RODRIGUEZ MENDEZ,
Petitioner,
VS.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:26-CV-107
ACTING DIRECTOR, PORT ISABEL
DETENTION CENTER, et al.,
Respondents.
ORDER
Petitioner Jasiel Rodriguez Mendez is detained by Immigration and Customs
Enforcement at the Port Isabel Detention Center in Cameron County, Texas. Ana Hernandez
Ramirez, who is Petitioner’s wife, filed the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) on
Rodriguez’s behalf, but the record does not reflect that Hernandez is a licensed attorney.
A United States Magistrate Judge ordered Petitioner and Hernandez to show cause as to
why Hernandez could litigate on Petitioner’s behalf. (Order, Doc. 10) No response was filed. The
Magistrate Judge has recommended that the case be dismissed without prejudice. (R&R, Doc. 14)
No party has objected to the R&R, and the deadline to do so elapsed on April 7, 2026.
“When no timely objection is filed, the court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear
error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.” FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b),
Advisory Comm. Note (1983). The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation and finds
no clear error within it.
As a result, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 14). It is:
ORDERED that Petitioner Jasiel Rodriguez Mendez’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
(Doc. 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Each party shall bear its own fees and costs.
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
April 15, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case.
Signed on April 15, 2026.
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Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.
United States District Judge
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