Ibrahim Nasr Ibrahim v. Superintendent of Miami Correctional Facility, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA IBRAHIM NASR IBRAHIM, : Civil No. 1:25-CV-00727 : Petitioner, : : v. : : SUPERINTENDENT OF MIAMI : CORRECTIONAL FACILITY,1 et al., : : : Respondents. : Judge Jennifer P. Wilson ORDER AND NOW, on this 15th day of January, 2026, for the reasons set forth in the accompanying memorandum, IT IS ORDERED THAT: 1. The petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) is GRANTED; 2. An individualized bond hearing shall be held before an immigration judge as soon as possible, but no later than February 5, 2026. Should no individualized bond hearing occur by this date, petitioner shall

1 The superintendent of Miami Correctional Facility is automatically substituted as the lead respondent in this case because petitioner has been transferred to Miami Correctional Facility.

See Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 435 (2004) (holding that “that the proper respondent” in a habeas corpus case “is the warden of the facility where the prisoner is being held.”); see also Ball v. McGinley, No. 3:12-CV-894, 2018 WL 3426236, at *1 n.1 (M.D. Pa. July 16, 2018) (substituting proper respondent in a habeas corpus case pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d)). Although Miami Correctional Facility is in the Northern District of Indiana, see 28 U.S. § 94(a)(2), this court retains jurisdiction over this case because petitioner was detained in this district at the time he filed his petition. Anariba v. Dir. Hudson Cnty. Corr. Ctr., 17 F.4th 434, 446 (3d Cir. 2021). provide a status report by February 9, 2026, so that this court can schedule a hearing on the matter.

s/Jennifer P. Wilson JENNIFER P. WILSON United States District Judge Middle District of Pennsylvania