Gaber Melek v. Blanche et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
WESTERN DIVISION
ASHRAF FADY GABER MELEK,
Petitioner,
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No. 2:26-cv-02992-SHL-cgc
v.
CHRISTOPHER BULLOCK, New Orleans
Field Office Director of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and
Removal Operations,
Respondent.
ORDER INSTRUCTING RESPONDENT TO FILE A SECOND STATUS REPORT BY
OCTOBER 9, 2026, TO CONFIRM PETITIONER’S TRANSFER AND RELEASE
On October 5, 2026, Petitioner Ashraf Fady Gaber Melek’s immigration-related habeas
petition was granted, and Respondent was ordered, among other things, to transfer Petitioner
back to the Western District of Tennessee, release her from custody, and file a status report
within two business days of the Order. (ECF No. 10.) Respondent filed a status report on
October 7, advising that Petitioner could not be immediately transferred from the Adams County
Correction Center in Natchez, Mississippi, where she is being held, because “the first available
return flight to Memphis, Tennessee is not until” today. (ECF No. 11 at PageID 71.)
Respondent stated that once in Memphis, Petitioner will be released immediately. (Id.)
Respondent is ORDERED to file a second status report by October 9, 2026, to confirm
that Petitioner was transferred back to the Western District of Tennessee, and thereafter released.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 8th day of October, 2026.
s/ Sheryl H. Lipman
SHERYL H. LIPMAN
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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