Velasquez et al v. Kunde et al

Filing 23

ORDER Granting 1 Petitioners' Emergency Petition for Writs of Habeas Corpus. Signed by Senior Judge Graham Mullen on 2/8/2018. (jaw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
3:18cv47-GCM
MARIA VELASQUEZ and
D.A.E.V., a minor,

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Petitioners,
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vs.
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U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
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CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
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(ICE), THOMAS D. HOMAN,
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Acting Director, ICE, and D.L.
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KUNDE, Supervisory Detention
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& Deportation Officer, ICE,
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Respondents.
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ORDER

This matter is before the Court upon the Petitioners’ Emergency Petition for Writs of
Habeas Corpus, filed January 29, 2018. A hearing was held in this matter on February 8, 2018
where the Court heard oral argument. For the reasons stated in open court at the conclusion of
the hearing,
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Petitioners’ Motion is hereby GRANTED, and
Respondents are hereby enjoined from removing Petitioners, ordering them to report for
deportation, and taking them into custody until such time as the BIA decides their motions to
reopen, and if their motions are denied, for ten days thereafter in order to give Petitioners time to
petition the Fourth Circuit for review and further stay.

Signed: February 8, 2018