Flores Brizuela v. Miami Field Office Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations et al (Collier County)

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Flores Brizuela v. Miami Field Office Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations et al (Collier County)

Petitioner:	Lazaro Alberto Flores Brizuela
Respondent:	Miami Field Office Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Attorney General of the United States and Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center
Case Number:	2:2026cv00375
Filed:	February 13, 2026
Court:	U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge:	Douglas N Frazier
Referring Judge:	John E Steele
Nature of Suit:	Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause of Action:	28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
Jury Demanded By:	None

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Date Filed	Document Text
March 23, 2026	Filing 14 PROOF of service - Attorney General of the United States served on 3/10/2026. (MSN)
March 11, 2026	Filing 13 JUDGMENT granting Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Signed by Deputy Clerk) (WLB)
March 9, 2026	Filing 12 ORDER GRANTING Lazaro Alberto Flores Brizuela's Petition for Writ ofHabeas Corpus (Doc. 1) to the extent set forth in this Order. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 3/9/2026. (LTG)
March 8, 2026	Filing 11 RESPONSE re #10 MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Lazaro Alberto Flores Brizuela. (Rub, Allison)
March 6, 2026	Filing 10 MOTION to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Meros, Nicholas)
March 5, 2026	Filing 8 PROOF of service - Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center served on 02/28/2026. (WLB)
March 5, 2026	Filing 7 REPLY by Lazaro Alberto Flores Brizuela. (Rub, Allison)
March 5, 2026	Filing 6 RESPONSE to #1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Attorney General of the United States, Miami Field Office Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Tapie, Carolyn)
March 5, 2026	Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Nicholas John Peter Meros on behalf of Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center (Meros, Nicholas)
February 24, 2026	Filing 4 ORDER to respond and show cause why the petition should not be granted. The Clerk is directed to serve the petition. Response to petition due by 3/6/2026. The Petitioner has 10 days to reply to the response to petition. Signed by Judge John E. Steele on 2/24/2026. (CAW)
February 17, 2026	Filing 3 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge John E. Steele and Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier. New case number: 2:26-cv-375-JES-DNF. (RLD)
February 13, 2026	Filing 2 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Allison Rub on behalf of Lazaro Alberto Flores Brizuela. Lead Counsel: Allison Rub. (Rub, Allison)
February 13, 2026	Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-24472797) filed by Lazaro Alberto Flores Brizuela. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Rub, Allison)

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Petitioner: Lazaro Alberto Flores Brizuela
Represented By:	Allison Rub
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Respondent: Miami Field Office Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations
Represented By:	Carolyn B. Tapie
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Respondent: Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Represented By:	Carolyn B. Tapie
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Respondent: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Represented By:	Carolyn B. Tapie
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Respondent: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
Represented By:	Carolyn B. Tapie
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Respondent: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Represented By:	Carolyn B. Tapie
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Respondent: Attorney General of the United States
Represented By:	Carolyn B. Tapie
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Respondent: Warden, Florida Soft Side South Detention Center
Represented By:	Nicholas John Peter Meros
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