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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Amilcar Aicardo Rojas-Paz,

Petitioner,

vs.

Michael B. Mukasey, et al.,

Respondents.

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No. CV-07-2137-PHX-PGR (ECV)

 

 ORDER

Pending before the Court is the petitioner’s request, filed pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2241, that he be released from immigration detention pending his

removal to Colombia. According to the record, the petitioner has been detained

since January 6, 2006, and that his appeal of the removal order has been

pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since October 27, 2006. On

October 29, 2008, Magistrate Judge Voss issued a Report and Recommendation

in which he recommended that the petitioner be released from detention unless

the Government provides him with a timely hearing before an immigration judge

with the power to grant him bail, unless the Government establishes that the

petitioner is either a flight risk or a danger to the community. 

Having considered de novo the Report and Recommendation

notwithstanding that no party has filed any objection to the Report and

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Recommendation, the Court finds that due process requires that the petitioner be

provided with an individualized bond hearing to determine whether his continued

detention is necessary. See e.g., Makaj v. Crowther, No. 07-17332 (9th Cir. Sept.

23, 2008); Casas-Castrillon v. Dept. of Homeland Security, 535 F.3d 942 (9th

Cir.2008). Therefore,

IT IS ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation

(doc. #16) is accepted and adopted by the Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the petitioner’s Petition Under 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2241 for a Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody is granted to

the extent that the respondents shall release the petitioner from detention unless,

no later than March 13, 2009, the petitioner is provided a hearing before an

Immigration Judge with the power to grant him bail, and either bail is granted or

the United States establishes that he is a flight risk or will be a danger to the

community. The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment accordingly.

DATED this 14th day of January, 2009.

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