Ajanel-Perebal v. Noem et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
MANUEL ALEXANDER AJANEL-
PEREBAL,
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Petitioner,
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KRISTI NOEM, et al.,
Respondents.
§ 	CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:25-CV-05825
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ORDER OF DISMISSAL
The 	petitioner, 	Manuel 	Alexander 	Ajanel-Perebal, 	filed 	this 	petition to
challenge his ongoing immigration custody. 	Respondents advise the Court that,
before this petition was filed on December 4, 2025, Ajanel-Perebal was released
from custody and removed from the United States on November 28, 2025. See Doc.
No. 10-1 at 4 (Sworn Declaration of Adriana Boyce). Because Ajanel-Perebal is no
longer in custody and there is no viable controversy, his petition must be dismissed
as moot. 	See Spencer v. Kemna, 118 S. Ct. 978, 983 (1998) (holding that a case
becomes moot if it "no longer present[ s] a case or controversy under Article III, § 2
of the Constitution" because "[t]he parties must continue to have a 'personal stake
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United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
January 27, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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in the outcome' of the lawsuit"') (quoting Lew is v. Cont '! Bank Corp., 110 S. Ct.
1249, 1254 (1990)).
Therefore, the Court ORDERS that this habeas petition is DISMISSED
without prejudice as MOOT.
The Clerk will enter this Order, providing a correct copy to all parties of
record.
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SIGNED on this 	-i1 	day of January 2026.
ANDREW S. HANEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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