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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 25-62677-CV-MIDDLEBROOKS/Augustin-Birch
NICOLAS VEGA SANCHEZ,
Petitioner,
v.
KRISTI NOEM, et al.
Respondents.
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on Magistrate Judge Augustin-Birch’s Report and
Recommendations (“Report”), issued on January 20, 2026. (DE 17). The Report recommends
granting Petitioner Nicolas Vega Sanchez’s Petition for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 2241, to the extent that the petition is construed as seeking an individualized bond hearing. (Id.).
Respondent did not file objections to the Report, and the deadline to do so has expired.
Upon review of the Report and the record as a whole, I agree with Magistrate Judge
Augustin-Birch’s conclusions. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:
(1) Magistrate Judge Augustin-Birch’s Report (DE 17) is hereby ADOPTED.
(2) Petitioner’s Petition for Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (DE 1) is GRANTED
IN PART, as set forth in the Report, insofar as it implicitly seeks an immediate bond
hearing.
(3) Accordingly, Respondent shall either afford Petitioner an individualized bond hearing
before an immigration judge within 7 days of entry of this Order, or release Petitioner.
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(4) Petitioner may file a timely motion for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to the Equal
Access to Justice Act, if appropriate.
(5) The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE THIS CASE and deny any other pending motions AS
MOOT.
SIGNED in Chambers in West Palm Beach, Florida, this 28th day of January, 2026.
Donald M. Middlebrooks
United States District Judge
Copies to: Magistrate Judge Augustin-Birch;
Counsel of Record;
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