Court
W.D. La.
Decided
September 25, 2026
Docket
3:26-cv-03733-AVH-KGG (ECF No. 6)
Judge
Alexander C. Van Hook, District Judge.
Outcome
Interim relief denied
Disposition
Motion for a temporary restraining order denied. The habeas petition referred to the magistrate judge for a recommendation.
Third country
Rwanda. The petitioner stated that she had received notice of removal to Rwanda.
The petitioner said that the respondents took her into custody on 18 September 2026 “without written reasons or an informal interview.” She argued that they had breached the Accardi doctrine by failing to follow their own regulations on revocation of release, 8 C.F.R. §§ 241.4(l) and 241.13(i). The court noted: “However, Petitioner does state she has received notice of removal to Rwanda.”
The court referred the habeas petition to the magistrate judge and denied the motion for a temporary restraining order: “Petitioner has made no clear showing of a substantial likelihood she will prevail on the merits.” Because the motion asked for the same relief as the petition, an order barring her removal from the United States or her transfer outside the Western District of Louisiana, the court applied an earlier decision of the district, Da Silva v. Tellez (W.D. La. 8 December 2025), which it quoted: “The Court will not allow Petitioner to commit an end-run around the habeas process.”
Caution
A denial of interim relief. The habeas petition was referred to the magistrate judge and was undecided when the order issued; no later order in the case was read.
The order does not state the petitioner’s nationality or the form of protection she holds.
Third-country removal
Revocation of supervision
Informal interview
Compliance with regulations
Temporary restraining order
Habeas jurisdiction
The court's own text
Public copy
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