Ngo v. Bondi et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
Phu Hai Le Ngo,
Plaintiff,
v.
Pamela Bondi, Attorney General, et
al., 1
Defendants.
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Civil Action No. 4:26-cv-00191
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On April 28, 2026, this Court entered an order directing the parties to
confirm, by May 4, 2026, whether Petitioner Phu Hai Le Ngo has been removed
to Vietnam. Dkt. 11. The Order was prompted by Respondents’ previous notice
indicating that Ngo was scheduled to be removed on March 15, 2026. Dkt. 10.
Only Respondents responded to the April 28, 2026 Order. 	Their latest
notice confirms that Ngo was, in fact, removed on March 15, 2026. Dkt. 12.
As noted in the prior order, Ngo had filed this proceeding under 28 U.S.C.
§ 2241 to challenge his detention pending removal. 	See Dkt. 1. 	Ngo did not
dispute that he was subject to a final order of removal, nor did not dispute that
1 No request to substitute Bondi with the Acting Attorney General has been made.
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
May 06, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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he was subject to deportation. 	See id. at 2, 4. 	Ngo’s deportation therefore
moots his request for relief pending deportation.
Accordingly, it is RECOMMENDED that Petitioner Phu Hai Le Ngo’s
request for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 be DISMISSED AS MOOT.
The parties have fourteen days from service of this Report and
Recommendation to file written objections. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed.
R. 	Civ. 	P. 	72(b). 	Failure 	to 	file 	timely 	objections 	will 	preclude
appellate review of factual findings and legal conclusions, except for
plain error. 	Ortiz v. City of San Antonio Fire Dep’t, 806 F.3d 822, 825
(5th Cir. 2015).
Signed on May 6, 2026, at Houston, Texas.
______________________________
Yvonne Y. Ho
United States Magistrate Judge
Texas.
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Y	Y	Y	Yvvvooonne Y. Hooo
United States Magistrate Judge
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