Titus Abayomi Akindamini v. Pam Bondi, Attorney General; Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; and Mary Deandra Ybara, U.S. ICE Field Office Director

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO DIVISION

TITUS ABAYOMI AKINDAMINI, § § Petitioner, § § v. § § PAM BONDI, ATTORNEY GENERAL; § No. 3:26-CV-00679-LS KRISTI NOEM, SECRETARY OF THE § DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND § SECURITY; AND MARY DEANDRA § YBARA, U.S. ICE FIELD OFFICE § DIRECTOR, § § Respondents. §

ORDER DISMISSING CASE Petitioner Titus Abayomi Akindamini seeks a writ of habeas corpus ordering his release from immigration custody during removal proceedings. Petitioner claims that refusal to hold a bond hearing violates his Due Process rights.1 Respondents concede that he may request a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226,2 “but under information and belief, Petitioner has not asked for such a hearing.”3 The government has not denied bond or refused a bond hearing, and the Board of Immigration Appeals has not reviewed any decision. Therefore, Petitioner has not exhausted his administrative remedies,4 and the issue of whether denying bond or refusing a bond hearing would violate Due Process is not ripe for review.5 The Court accordingly DISMISSES this action without prejudice, and all pending motions are DENIED AS MOOT.

1 See ECF No. 3 at 2. 2 See ECF No. 6 at 2. 3 Id. at 2–3. 4 See Lee v. Gonzales, 410 F.3d 778, 786 (5th Cir. 2005) (“[A] petitioner must exhaust available avenues of relief and turn to habeas only when no other means of judicial review exists.”). 5 See Choice Inc. of Texas v. Greenstein, 691 F.3d 710, 715 (5th Cir. 2012) (“[A] case is not ripe if further factual development is required.”). SO ORDERED. SIGNED and ENTERED on April 17, 2026.

LEON SCHYDLOWER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE