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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
N.L.M., 	:
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Plaintiff, 	:
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v. 	: 	CASE NO.: 7:26-CV-14 (LAG)
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Warden, IRWIN COUNTY 	:
DETENTION CENTER, et al., 	:
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Defendant. 	:
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ORDER
Before the Court is Petitioner’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1).
Petitioner is a native and citizen of Mexico who entered the United States over 25 years
ago without inspection and has resided in the United States since then. (Doc. 1 at ¶ 1).
Petitioner was recently taken into United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) custody and has been detained at the Irwin County Detention Center. (Id. at ¶ 2, 8,
11, 12). Petitioner contends that he is entitled to a discretionary bond hearing under 8
U.S.C. § 1226(a). Respondents argue that Petitioner is not entitled to a bond hearing
because he is detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2), which mandates detention for certain
aliens, without an opportunity for a bond hearing.
As Respondents concede, however, the issue presented in this action is identical to
the issue decided in J.A.M. v. Streeval, No. 4:25-cv-342-CDL, 2025 WL 3050094 (M.D.
Ga. Nov. 1, 2025) and P.R.S. v. Streeval, No. 4:25-CV-330-CDL, 2025 WL 3269947 (M.D.
Ga. Nov. 24, 2025). (Doc. 5 at 1–2). This Court hereby adopts the court’s rationale in
J.A.M. and P.R.S. and finds that Petitioner’s detention is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a).
The Court thus grants Petitioner’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to the extent that
the Court orders Respondents to provide Petitioner with a bond hearing within SEVEN (7)
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DAYS of this Order to determine if Petitioner may be released on bond under § 1226(a)(2)
and the applicable regulations. See 8 C.F.R. §§ 236.1 & 1236.1.
SO ORDERED, this 23rd day of January, 2026.
/s/ Leslie A. Gardner
LESLIE A. GARDNER, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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