Adolfo Leon Garcia Quintero v. Christopher Bullock, Field Office Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, New Orlean Field Office

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION ADOLFO LEON GARCIA QUINTERO, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 2:26-cv-02970-SHL-cgc ) CHRISTOPHER BULLOCK, Field Office ) Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs ) Enforcement, New Orlean Field Office, ) Respondent. )

ORDER STAYING TRANSFER AND REQUIRING RESPONSE

On July 31, 2026, pro se Petitioner Adolfo Leon Garcia Quintero filed the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (ECF No. 2.) He challenges his detention by ICE without a bond hearing. (Id. at PageID 5.) Garcia Quintero states that he is a 22-year-old citizen of Colombia who entered the United States on July 16, 2024. (Id. at PageID 4.) He is employed as an electrical supervisor, is engaged to a United States citizen, and has no criminal record. (Id. at PageID 7–8.) He was arrested by ICE during a routine check-in on July 22. (Id. at PageID 8.) He seeks release from custody. (Id. at PageID 16.) On May 11, the Sixth Circuit issued the opinion in Lopez-Campos v. Raycraft, 175 F.4th 713 (6th Cir. 2026), affirming that a noncitizen who has spent “significant time . . . within the interior of the United States,” and who has not committed an offense rendering them ineligible under § 1226(c), may not be detained without an individualized bond hearing. 175 F.4th at 734. Upon review of the Petition, it is ORDERED as follows: (1) The Clerk of Court shall email copies of the Petition (ECF No. 2) and this Order (ECF No. 8) to the United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee at the following email address: stuart.canale@usdoj.gov. (2) Within three business days of the filing of this Order, Respondent shall respond to the Petition. If the basis of Petitioner’s detention is 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) and Respondent continues to oppose release, Respondent shall either distinguish this case from Lopez-Campos v.

Raycraft, 175 F.4th 713 (6th Cir. 2026), or state why Lopez-Campos otherwise does not apply. If no such showing is made, Respondent shall state whether he consents to the issuance of the writ. (3) Petitioner may file a reply within five business days of receipt of Respondent’s responsive filing. (4) Respondent shall not transfer Petitioner out of the West Tennessee Detention Facility during the pendency of the Petition. IT IS SO ORDERED, this 5th day of August, 2026. s/ Sheryl H. Lipman SHERYL H. LIPMAN CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE