This case concerns the Government’s * continuing authority to detain Min Hu without a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C.A. § 1226 (West 1999), which governs the detention of an alien “pending a decision on whether the alien is tó be removed from the United States.” The Government appeals a district court order holding that such detention was unconstitutional and directing the Government to provide Hu with a bond hearing before an immigration judge. Because the parties agree, in light of recent events, that this case and appeal are moot, we dismiss the *506 appeal, vacate the district court order, and remand to the district court with instructions to dismiss the case. See Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona, 520 U.S. 43, 80, 117 S.Ct. 1055, 137 L.Ed.2d 170 (1997). In so doing, we take no position on the merits of the Government’s appeal.

DISMISSED, VACATED, AND REMANDED