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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
 

 
 
ADRIAN VALENTINO 
MONTILLA-RODRIGUEZ, 
 
Petitioner, 
v. 
 
GARRETT RIPA, Field Office Director of 
Enforcement and Removal Operations, 
Miami Field Office Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, et al., 
 
Respondents. 
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ORDER GRANTING IN PART PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 
 
 THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon P etitioner Adrian Valentino 
Montilla-Rodriguez’s Verified Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (the “Petition”). 
ECF No . [1]. Petitioner challenges his immigration detention at the Federal 
Detention Center in Miami, Florida 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. In their Response to the Petition, Respondents argue, inter alia, that Petitioner 
is subject to mandatory detention pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A). ECF No. [ 4] 
at 3–7. 
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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. 
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. 
 
 
 
 
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DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida this 11th day of May, 
2026. 
 
 
________________________________________ 
JACQUELINE BECERRA 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
 
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