UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA

BAWI HMUNG, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. CIV-25-1303-J ) PAMELA J. BONDI, et. al., ) ) Respondents. )

ORDER

Petitioner, a noncitizen and Burma national, filed a Verified Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus challenging his detention with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The matter was referred for initial proceedings to United States Magistrate Judge Shon T. Erwin consistent with

(b)(1)(B), (C). Judge Erwin has issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the Court grant Petitioner’s Petition to the extent it requests habeas relief under

and order him released from ICE detention. [Doc. No. 13]. Respondents did not object by the December 16, 2025 deadline, see

, thus waiving de novo review. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3). As such, the Court reviews the Report and Recommendation only to “confirm that there is no clear error on the face of the record.” Barnett v. Oklahoma State Reformatory, No. CIV-25-248-J,

, at *1 (W.D. Okla. Aug. 4, 2025). With that review, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation [Doc. No. 13]. It is thorough and well-reasoned, and the Court agrees with Judge Erwin’s conclusion that Petitioner met his burden and Respondents did not. Accordingly, Petitioner’s Verified Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus [Doc. No. 1] is GRANTED to the extent it requests habeas relief under

and Respondents are ordered to immediately RELEASE Petitioner, subject to the terms of an appropriate Order of Supervision if so required. IT IS SO ORDERED this 17" day of December, 2025.

BERNARD M. JONES UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE