Minh Duc Ngo Nguyen v. Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General; Todd Lyons, Acting Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Andres Quinones, Los Angeles Field Office Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Warden, Adelanto ICE Processing Center; Department of Homeland Security; Executive Office of Immigration Review; Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Opinion

] 2 3 4 5 MINH DUC NGO NGUYEN, 9 Petitioner, Civil Case No.: 8:26-cv-01210-AS

MARKWAYNE MULLIN 1] ; [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF UNOPPOSED APPLICATION FOR HOMELAND SECURITY; TODD ENTRY OF FEE AWARD UNDER 12 BLANCHE, ACTING ATTORNEY THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE B GENERAL; TODD LYONS, ACTING ACT DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND 14 CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT; ANDRES QUINONES, LOS DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND 16 CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT; WARDEN, ADELANTO ICE 7 PROCESSING CENTER; DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 18 SECURITY; EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION REVIEW; ENFORCEMENT, 20 Respondents. 21

1 On May 27, 2026, the Court entered judgment in this case after granting 2 Petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. See ECF No. 14. Any motion for fees 3 under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) is due within 90 days of that order, or

4 by July 14, 2026. 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(B); Al-Harbi v. I.N.S., 284 F.3d 1080, 1082 5 (9th Cir. 2002). 6 The parties conferred regarding an application for fees and, on July 7, 2026,

7 reached an agreement to settle the matter for $2,196.91in fees and costs. The Court 8 is in receipt of Petitioner’s Unopposed Application for Entry of Fee Award under 9 the Equal Access to Justice Act. Upon the request of the parties, the Court orders 10 that Petitioner be awarded an amount of $2,196.91 for fees and costs incurred in the

11 successful litigation of this matter. 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) et. seq. 13

14 Dated: July 9, 2026 _________/_ s_ _/ _S_a_g_a_r_________ Honorable Alka Sagar 15 United States Magistrate Judge 16 17 18 19 20