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Wanjiku v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Western District of OklahomaDavid L. RussellDecided February 15, 2024

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Agency ICE Read by a model
The fact that ICE has issued a detainer is not sufficient by itself to satisfy the custody requirement [of 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)].
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
The Report and Recommendation is hereby ADOPTED in full.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Petitioner, proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus [Doc. 1] under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging the validity of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Wanjiku’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DISMISSED, and his Petition for Writ of Mandamus is DENIED as moot.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Wanjiku’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DISMISSED, and his Petition for Writ of Mandamus is DENIED as moot.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Wanjiku’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DISMISSED, and his Petition for Writ of Mandamus is DENIED as moot.
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

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