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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
D.R.A.C., 	:
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Petitioner, 	:
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v. 	: 	CASE NO.: 7:26-CV-16 (LAG)
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Warden, IRWIN COUNTY 	:
DETENTION CENTER, et al., 	:
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Respondents. 	:
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ORDER
Petitioner is a detainee at the Irwin County Detention Center awaiting removal
proceedings. Petitioner seeks habeas corpus relief based on Respondents’ refusal to provide
Petitioner with a bond hearing and the opportunity for pre-removal release while the
removal proceedings are pending. Respondents contend that Petitioner’s detention is
mandatory under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(1) and/or 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2).
The Court reviewed Petitioner’s application. The Court finds that Petitioner is
currently detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and therefore not subject to mandatory
detention as required by 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2). See J.A.M. v. Streeval, No. 4:25-CV-342-
CDL, 2025 WL 3050094 (M.D. Ga. Nov. 1, 2025); P.R.S. v. Streeval, No. 4:25-CV-330-
CDL, 2025 WL 3269947 (M.D. Ga. Nov. 24, 2025). Accordingly, Petitioner’s application
for habeas corpus relief is granted to the extent that Respondents shall provide Petitioner
with a bond hearing to determine if the Petitioner may be released on bond under §
1226(a)(2) and the applicable regulations. See 8 C.F.R. §§ 236.1 & 1236.1.1
SO ORDERED, this 21st day of January, 2026.
1 The brevity of this order is appropriate, as the issue presented is indistinguishable from cases recently
decided by this Court, see J.A.M. v. Streeval, No. 4:25-CV-342-CDL, 2025 WL 3050094 (M.D. Ga. Nov.
1, 2025); P.R.S. v. Streeval, No. 4:25-CV-330-CDL, 2025 WL 3269947 (M.D. Ga. Nov. 24, 2025), and
Respondents concede that those prior decisions control.
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/s/ Leslie A. Gardner
LESLIE A. GARDNER, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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