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Chinweoke Ojukwu v. ICE Detroit Field Office Director for the Michigan and Ohio, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Enforcement of Removal Operations (ERO)

Northern District of OhioPhilip CalabreseDecided September 26, 2026No. 4:26-cv-02483

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What the decision decided

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Agency ICE Read by a model
Ms. Ojukwu seeks a writ of mandamus against Respondents Robert Lynch, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director for Michigan and Ohio;
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus to compel Respondents to reopen her removal proceedings, provide written notice of her third country destination,
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Because the Court determines that it lacks jurisdiction over this action, it DENIES Petitioner’s motion for a temporary restraining order (ECF No. 9) and DISMISSES this action.
Motion decided Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
it DENIES Petitioner’s motion for a temporary restraining order (ECF No. 9)
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Petitioner again moves for a temporary restraining order to enjoin Respondents from removing her from the United States during the pendency of this action.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Because the Court determines that it lacks jurisdiction over this action, it DENIES Petitioner’s motion for a temporary restraining order (ECF No. 9) and DISMISSES this action.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Because the Court determines that it lacks jurisdiction over this action, it DENIES Petitioner’s motion for a temporary restraining order (ECF No. 9) and DISMISSES this action.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Because the Court determines that it lacks jurisdiction over this action, it DENIES Petitioner’s motion for a temporary restraining order (ECF No. 9) and DISMISSES this action.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Nigeria Read by a model
Petitioner Ifeoma Ada Chinweke Ojukwu, a native and citizen of Nigeria

How the case ended

Docket
No. 4:26-cv-02483
Filed
September 22, 2026
Ended
September 26, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
4 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
terminated; no disposition recorded

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why.

Supreme Court and Sixth Circuit authority

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