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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION
HAMZA TANTAU,
Petitioner,
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:25-CV-00345
KRISTI NOEM,
Respondent.
OPINION AND ORDER OF TRANSFER
This is a habeas action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (D.E. 1). Petitioner filed
this habeas case seeking relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. In the Petition, Petitioner
asserts Mirbelis Ramirez Dominguez1 is being held at the Karnes County Immigration
Processing Center in Karnes City, Texas. The Karnes County Immigration Processing
Center is located in Karnes County, Texas which is within the Western District of Texas,
San Antonio Division. 28 U.S.C. § 124 (d)(4).
It is well established that a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 2241 must be filed in the district where the prisoner or detainee is incarcerated.
Hooker v. Sivley, 187 F.3d 680, 682 (5th Cir. 1999) (citation omitted); see also Pack v.
Yusuff, 218 F.3d 448, 451 (5th Cir. 2000) (citations omitted). Accordingly, this case is
more appropriately transferred to the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division.
1Hamza Tantau filed this case “As Next Friend of Mirbelis Ramirez Dominguez,” asserting
Dominguez is a Cuban national currently in ICE custody. (D.E. 1, Page 1).
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
December 31, 2025
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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Rather than dismissal, the Court finds this case should be transferred. Therefore, the
Clerk of Court is ORDERED to TRANSFER this case to the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division. All pending Motions are
DENIED as moot and the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to CLOSE this case.
ORDERED on December 31, 2025.
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Jason B. Libby
United States Magistrate Judge
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