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Alves v. U.S. Department of Justice

Western District of TexasKathleen CardoneDecided September 12, 2025No. 3:25-cv-00306

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What the decision decided

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Agency ICE Read by a model
Alves entered the United States on January 21, 2025, and was immediately placed in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) custody at the El Paso Processing Center.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Not recorded Read by a model
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
To ensure the Court’s ability to meaningfully address Alves’ claims on the merits, the Court finds this relief is appropriate.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Separately, Alves asks the Court to prevent her removal from the country or transfer from this jurisdiction during the pendency of the case.
Disposition Granted in the applicant's favor The principal motion was granted in full: summary judgment for either side, an injunction or TRO, a writ or order to act, fees. A motion to dismiss granted in full counts as Dismissed; a transfer is listed apart. Read by a model
Accordingly, Respondents may not transfer Alves out of the Western District of Texas or remove her from the country during the pendency of this Petition.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
To ensure the Court’s ability to meaningfully address Alves’ claims on the merits, the Court finds this relief is appropriate.
The other claims Relief ordered Read by a model
Accordingly, Respondents may not transfer Alves out of the Western District of Texas or remove her from the country during the pendency of this Petition.
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

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:25-cv-00306
Filed
August 11, 2025
Status
Pending as of the last docket check

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

Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit authority

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