Darynel Gerardo Medina Lopez v. Kevin Raycraft, in his official capacity as...

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION DARYNEL GERARDO MEDINA Case No. 26-10784 LOPEZ, Hon. F. Kay Behm Petitioner, United States District Judge v. KEVIN RAYCRAFT, in his official capacity as Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, Detroit Field Office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; TRACY DECAUSSIN, in her official capacity as Jail Administrator of the St. Clair County Jail; Kristi NOEM, in her official capacity as Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; Pamela BONDI, in her official capacity as U.S. Attorney General; EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW, Respondents. ___________________________ / ORDER GRANTING TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (ECF No. 4) The motion for temporary restraining order (ECF No. 4) is GRANTED. The court finds that Petitioner is likely to succeed on the merits of his petition,1 that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of this preliminary relief, that the balance of equities tips in his favor, and that the injunction is in the public interest.

Therefore, it is ORDERED that: 1. Respondents are, effective immediately, ENJOINED from removing Petitioner from the United States; and 2. Respondents are ORDERED to return Petitioner to Michigan to ensure his appearance in court should the court require it; and 3. This court retains jurisdiction over this proceeding and petition until a final decision is issued; and 4. If Petitioner has been removed from the United States, Respondents are ORDERED to immediately take all reasonable steps to facilitate Petitioner’s return to the United States by March 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., to the State of Michigan, so that this Court may provide meaningful habeas relief.

1 See, e.g., Morales-Martinez v. Raycraft, No. 25-cv-13303, 2025 WL 3124695 (E.D. Mich. Nov. 7, 2025).

SO ORDERED.

Date: March 13, 2026 s/F. Kay Behm F. Kay Behm United States District Judge