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Derdo v. Department of Homeland Security

Eastern District of KentuckyDavid L BunningDecided April 27, 2026No. 2:26-cv-00134

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What the decision decided

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Agency ICE Read by a model
Although his criminal case had resolved, Derdo remained in ICE custody under 8 U.S.C. § 1231 pending execution of his reinstated order of removal.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
Derdo seeks an order from this Court compelling DHS to immediately deport him to Mexico or, alternatively, to release him from custody.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Doc. # 1) is DENIED.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Rogelio Complido Derdo’s pro se Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Doc. # 1).
Disposition Denied in the government's favor The principal motion was denied in full: relief the plaintiff asked for denied on the merits, such as summary judgment, an injunction or fees. The government's motion denied so the case goes on is listed apart. Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Doc. # 1) is DENIED.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Because Derdo has failed to demonstrate a clear and indisputable right to the mandamus relief he requests, his Petition (Doc. # 1) must be denied.
The delay claim Relief denied Read by a model
Because he has no right to immediate removal to Mexico, he is not entitled to a writ of mandamus compelling his deportation.
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
his Petition fails to identify a legal basis for his purported right to immediate release, let alone the kind of “clear and indisputable right” to release that mandamus relief demands.
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 Mexico Read by a model
Rogelio Complido Derdo is a native and citizen of Mexico.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:26-cv-00134
Filed
March 25, 2026
Ended
April 27, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
33 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 17 (judgment: other), judgment for defendant

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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