Miguel Angel Caro Garcia v. Grant Dickey, et al.

Southern District of Texas ENTERED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT March 17, 2026 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION MIGUEL ANGEL CARO GARCIA, § § Petitioner, § § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:25-CV-06357 § GRANT DICKEY, et al., § § Respondents. § ORDER OF DISMISSAL At the time the petitioner, Miguel Angel Caro Garcia, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, he was a detainee in the custody of United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) officials at the Joe Corley Processing Center in Conroe, Texas. Pending is Respondents’ motion to dismiss for mootness. Doc. No. 5. Petitioner has not filed a response and does not dispute that this case is moot.

Respondents advise the Court that the petitioner is no longer in custody and was granted voluntary departure on January 24, 2026. Jd. at 2. Because the petitioner is no longer in custody and no controversy remains, his petition must be dismissed as moot. See Spencer v. Kemna, 118 S. Ct. 978, 983 (1998) (holding that a case becomes moot if it “no longer present[s] a case or controversy under Article III, § 2 of the Constitution” because 1/2 “(t]he parties must continue to have a ‘personal stake in the outcome’ of the lawsuit’”) (quoting Lewis v. Cont’! Bank Corp., 110 S. Ct. 1249, 1254 (1990)).

Therefore, the Court ORDERS as follows: 1. Respondents’ motion to dismiss (Doc. No. 5) is GRANTED.

2. This habeas petition is DISMISSED without prejudice as MOOT.

3. This case is CLOSED.

The Clerk will enter this Order, providing a correct copy to all parties of record. tt SIGNED □□ this [6 _ day of March 2026.

1 f \ \ \ ANDREW S. HANEN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2/2