Wong v. Hassell et al, No. 4:2017cv00499 - Document 8 (N.D. Ala. 2017)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Madeline Hughes Haikala on 12/15/2017. (KEK)
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Wong v. Hassell et al Doc. 8 FILED 2017 Dec-15 PM 12:22 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA MIDDLE DIVISION LIN WONG, Petitioner, v. JEFF SESSIONS, United States Attorney General, et al., Respondents. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:17-cv-0499-MHH-JEO MEMORANDUM OPINION On March 30, 2017, pro se petitioner Lin Wong filed this habeas corpus action under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Doc. 1). Mr. Wong challenges the legality of his continued detention by federal immigration authorities pending his removal from the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act. (See generally Doc. 1). The respondents ask the Court to dismiss this action as moot because Mr. Wong has been released pursuant to an order of supervision. (Doc. 7). On May 5, 2017, Mr. Wong was released from ICE custody on an order of supervision. (Doc. 7-1, pp. 2-3). As a result, Mr. Wong’s habeas corpus claim for release under an order of supervision or for repatriation is moot because the Court no longer can provide meaningful relief. See Nyaga v. Ashcroft, 323 F.3d 906, 913 (11th Cir. 2003); Soliman v. United States ex rel. INS, 296 F.3d 1237, 1242-43 (11th Cir. 2002). Dockets.Justia.com Therefore, the Court will grant the respondents’ motion to dismiss. The Court will enter a separate final order. DONE, this 15th day of December, 2017. MADELINE HUGHES HAIKALA U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 2
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