Sugundo Pablo Loja Chogllo v. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Sugundo Pablo Loja Chogllo, Petitioner, vs. Case No. 0:26-cv-01118-DMT-LIB Pamela Bondi, Attorney General et al., Respondents.

ORDER TRANSFERRING VENUE [{ 1] THIS MATTER comes before the Court upon a Motion to Transfer Venue to the District of Nebraska. Doc. No. 9. [{ 2] Petitioner has been detained in the District of Nebraska since December 15, 2025. Doc.

No. 11, § 14. “[F]Jor core habeas petitions challenging present physical confinement, jurisdiction lies only in one district: the district of confinement.” Rumsfeld Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 443 (2004). Since Petitioner was held in Nebraska when the Petition was filed on February 5, 2026, transfer to the District of Nebraska is in the interest of justice. 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

3] Accordingly, the Respondents’ Motion to Transfer venue is GRANTED. This case is, therefore, TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska for all further proceedings.

ITISSO ORDERED.

DATED February 10, 2026.

Daniel M. Traynor, District Judge United States District Court