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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
 

 
 
MOSES LEE PLACIDE, 
Also known as Moses Placid, 
 
Petitioner, 
v. 
 
GARRETT J. RIPA, Field Office Director, 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
Miami Field Office, et al., 
 
Respondents. 
____________________________________________/ 
 
ORDER GRANTING IN PART PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 
 
 THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon P etitioner Moses Lee Placide’s 
Verified Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (the “Petition”). ECF No. [1]. Petitioner 
challenges his immigration detention at the Krome North Service Processing Center 
and seeks, among other relief, a bond hearing before an immigration judge or 
immediate release from custody. Id . In particular, Petitioner claims he has been 
wrongfully denied an individualized bond hearing before an immigration judge and 
seeks a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). Id. The Response to the Petition 
states that “[i]n light of the recent decision in Hernandez v. Warden , 25-14065, __ 
F.4th __ (11th Cir. May 6, 2026), Respondents do not oppose Petitioner’s claim that 
he should be provided a bond hearing before an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 
U.S.C. § 1226(a).” ECF No. [6] at 2. 
The facts and legal arguments of this case are nearly indistinguishable from 
those considered by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Hernandez Alvarez v. 
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Warden, Federal Detention Center Miami wherein the Court held that immigrants 
like Petitioner are entitled to an individualized bond hearing under § 1226(a). 
Hernandez Alvarez, No. 25-14065, 25-14075, 2026 WL 1243395, at *1 –2 (11th Cir. 
May 6, 2026). Given Hernandez Alvarez, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED 
as follows: 
1. The Petition, ECF No. [1], is GRANTED IN PART . Petitioner falls 
under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), and accordingly, Respondents shall promptly afford 
Petitioner an individualized bond hearing consistent with 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 
seven days of this Order or otherwise release Petitioner. 
2. Respondents shall, within 24 hours of the bond hearing, file a Status 
Report indicating the outcome of the bond hearing and, if release on bond is denied, 
the reason(s) for the denial. 
3. Any remaining claims in the Petition are DISMISSED WITHOUT 
PREJUDICE. 
4. Any pending motions are DENIED AS MOOT. 
5. The Clerk is directed to CLOSE this case. 
 DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida this 12th day of May, 
2026. 
 
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JACQUELINE BECERRA 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
 
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