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Diallo v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

Eastern District of KentuckyDecided July 14, 2026No. 2:26-cv-00254

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What the decision decided

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Agency ICE Read by a model
Diallo seeks an order from this Court compelling ICE and BCDC to release him from custody.
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
Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS that Diallo’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus (R. 1) is DENIED.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is a writ of mandamus filed by Petitioner Salif Diallo against
Disposition Denied in the government's favor The principal motion was denied in full: a motion to dismiss denied so the case goes on, or relief denied on the merits. Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS that Diallo’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus (R. 1) is DENIED.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Because Diallo has other adequate means to attain release from imprisonment, the Court will deny his motion for mandamus relief.
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
Because Diallo has other adequate means to attain release from imprisonment, the Court will deny his motion for mandamus relief.
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 Mauritania Read by a model
Salif Diallo is a native and citizen of Mauritania.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:26-cv-00254
Filed
June 8, 2026
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 Sixth Circuit authority

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