Wong v. Hassell et al

Filing 8

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala on 12/15/2017. (KEK)

FILED
2017 Dec-15 PM 12:22
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
MIDDLE DIVISION
LIN WONG,
Petitioner,
v.
JEFF SESSIONS, United States Attorney
General, et al.,
Respondents.

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CIVIL ACTION NO.
4:17-cv-0499-MHH-JEO

MEMORANDUM OPINION
On March 30, 2017, pro se petitioner Lin Wong filed this habeas corpus action
under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Doc. 1). Mr. Wong challenges the legality of his continued
detention by federal immigration authorities pending his removal from the United States
under the Immigration and Nationality Act. (See generally Doc. 1). The respondents ask
the Court to dismiss this action as moot because Mr. Wong has been released pursuant
to an order of supervision. (Doc. 7).
On May 5, 2017, Mr. Wong was released from ICE custody on an order of
supervision. (Doc. 7-1, pp. 2-3). As a result, Mr. Wong’s habeas corpus claim for release
under an order of supervision or for repatriation is moot because the Court no longer can
provide meaningful relief. See Nyaga v. Ashcroft, 323 F.3d 906, 913 (11th Cir. 2003);
Soliman v. United States ex rel. INS, 296 F.3d 1237, 1242-43 (11th Cir. 2002).

Therefore, the Court will grant the respondents’ motion to dismiss. The Court will enter
a separate final order.
DONE, this 15th day of December, 2017.

MADELINE HUGHES HAIKALA
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

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