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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MUROD M. KOBILOV,
Petitioner,
v.
DAVID O’NEILL, et al.,
Respondents.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 26-0058
ORDER
AND NOW, this 8th day of January 2026, upon consideration of Murod M. Kobilov’s
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus [Doc. No. 1], and for the reasons stated in the accompanying
Memorandum Opinion, it is ORDERED that the Petition is GRANTED as follows:
1. Kobilov is not subject to mandatory detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2), and is
instead subject to detention, if at all, pursuant to the discretionary provisions of 8
U.S.C. § 1226(a);
2. The Government shall RELEASE Kobilov from custody immediately and certify
compliance with the Memorandum Opinion and Order by filing an entry on the
docket no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on January 9, 2026;
3. The government is temporarily enjoined from re-detaining Kobilov for seven days
following his release from custody;
4. If the government chooses to pursue renewed detention of Kobilov after that
seven-day period, it must first provide him with a bond hearing, at which a neutral
immigration judge shall determine whether detention is warranted pending the
resolution of his removal proceedings. Pending the ordered bond hearing, the
government cannot remove, transfer, or otherwise facilitate the removal of
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Kobilov from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania before the ordered bond
hearing. If the immigration judge determines that Kobilov is subject to detention
under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), the government may request permission from the Court
to move Kobilov if unforeseen or emergency circumstances arise that require him
to be removed. Any such request must include an explanation for the request as
well as a proposed destination. The Court will then determine whether to grant the
request and permit transfer of Kobilov.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Cynthia M. Rufe
CYNTHIA M. RUFE, J.
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