Southern District of Mississippi • 5:26-cv-00069

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Feb 17, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5 paid; receipt number 13601), filed by Gustavo Alberto Merino Lima. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit List, # 2 Exhibit A - Notice to Appear, # 3 Exhibit B - IJ Bond Order #1, # 4 Exhibit C - IJ Bond Order #2, # 5 Exhibit D - Notice of Custody Determination, # 6 Exhibit E - I-130 Receipt, # 7 Exhibit F - EOIR Nationwide Guidance, # 8 Exhibit G - BIA Yajure Hurtado - Motion to Reconsider, # 9 Civil Cover Sheet, # 10 Cover Letter, # 11 Envelope)(ND) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 18, 2026

ORDER - IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Rafael Vergara, Warden, Adams County Correctional Center and Scott Ladwig, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, New Orleans Field Office Director, are Respondents, and any others listed on the docket as Respondents are hereby removed as Respondents. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents shall file an answer or other responsive pleading in this cause within twenty (20) days of the service of a copy of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall serve, by certified mail, a copy of the Petition 1 filed herein, along with a copy of this Order upon the Civil Process Clerk, Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi; the Attorney General of the United States, U.S. Department of Justice; and Warden of Adams County Correctional Center. Signed by Magistrate Judge Bradley W. Rath on 2/18/26. (RT) (Entered: 02/18/2026)