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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Kou L.,
Petitioner,
v.
Troy Schilling, in his capacity as Warden,
Crow Wing County Jail; David Easterwood,
in his capacity as Acting Director of St. Paul
Field Office; Kristi Noem, in her capacity as
Secretary of the United States Department of
Homeland Security; Pamela Bondi, in her
official capacity as Attorney General of the
United States; and Todd M. Lyons, in his
official capacity as Acting Director of the
United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement,
Respondents.
File No. 26-cv-1672 (ECT/DLM)
ORDER
Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko issued a Report and Recommendation dated
March 13, 2026. ECF No. 9. No party has objected to that Report and Recommendation, and
it is therefore reviewed for clear error. 	See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Grinder v. Gammon, 73
F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curiam). Finding no clear error, and based on all the files,
records, and proceedings in the above-captioned matter, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. 	The Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 9] is ACCEPTED.
2. 	Petitioner Kou L.’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus [ECF No. 1] is
GRANTED.
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3. 	Respondents release Petitioner Kou L. from custody:
a. 	Immediately;
b. 	Inside the State of Minnesota;
c. 	At a safe time and place communicated in advance to counsel; and
d. 	With all of Petitioner’s personal effects in Respondents’ possession or
control, including, but not limited to, Kou’s driver’s license, immigration
paperwork, work authorization, cell phone, keys, and clothing.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
Dated: March 18, 2026 	s/ Eric C. Tostrud
Eric C. Tostrud
United States District Court
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