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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
MIAMI DIVISION 
 

 
 
JEFFERSON CHAVARRIA RIVERAS, 
 Petitioner, 
 
 vs. 
 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY, et al., 
 
 Respondents. 
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ORDER ADOPTING AND AFFIRMING R&R 
 
THIS MATTER came before the Court upon Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis’ Report 
and Recommendations (“R&R”) [ECF No. 12], which was entered on April 29, 2026. The R&R 
addressed Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, or in the Alternative, to 
Transfer Venue [ECF No. 9]. Magistrate Judge Louis recommends that the Court grant 
Respondents’ motion in part and transfer this action to the United States District Court for the 
Middle District of Florida pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 1406(a) for further proceedings. The Court has 
reviewed Magistrate Judge Louis’ R&R and no objections have been filed. Therefore, based on a 
de novo review of the evidence presented, it is hereby: 
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that 
1. Magistrate Judge Louis’ R&R is ADOPTED and AFFIRMED in its entirety. 
2. Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack or Jurisdiction, or in the Alternative, to 
Transfer Venue [ECF No. 9] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART; 
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This action shall be transferred to United States District Court for the Middle 
District of Florida for further proceedings. 
3. The Clerk is hereby instructed to transfer this action to the United States District 
Court for the Middle District of Florida. 
DONE AND ORDERED in Miami, Florida on May 18, 2026. 
 
 
 
PAUL C. HUCK 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
 
Copies provided to: 
Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis 
Counsel of record 
 
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