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Kostak v. Trump

W.D. La. · August 27, 2025

Court W.D. La.
Decided August 27, 2025
Docket 3:25-1093
Citation 2025 WL 2472136
Judge Jerry Edwards, Jr., United States District Judge
Disposition Relief granted in part
Nationality Ukraine

A noncitizen present since 2005 and taken into custody as she left her immigration hearing is likely detained under section 1226(a), not section 1225(b)(2)(A), and must receive an individualized bond hearing or be released.

Caution Preliminary posture, with the habeas petition still pending; the separate motion for release was denied and release was ordered only if the bond hearing was not held by September 5, 2025, and the outcome of that hearing is not in the file; the order does not separately label the relief as a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction.

Mandatory detention 1225(b) Bond hearing

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