Alkhateeb v. Kandiyohi County Jail
- Paul Magnuson
- 0:25-cv-00640
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Alkhateeb v. Kandiyohi County Jail, Judge Magnuson dismissed without prejudice claims against immigration and homeland-security agencies for lack of jurisdiction.
Atef Alkhateeb’s claims against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were dismissed without prejudice. The order did not dispose of his claims against the other named defendants.
What happened
In Alkhateeb v. Kandiyohi County Jail, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s recommendation to dismiss claims against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The recommendation said dismissal was required because the United States had not agreed to be sued. The court found no error in the recommendation.
Judge Magnuson adopted the recommendation and dismissed those claims without prejudice. The order did not rule on the claims against the other defendants.
The detailed version
- Alkhateeb v. Kandiyohi County Jail · No. 0:25-cv-00640
- Paul Magnuson
- Apr. 9, 2025
Background
Atef Alkhateeb sued several defendants, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The matter came before the court on Magistrate Judge Shannon G. Elkins’s March 7, 2025, Report and Recommendation.
Recommendation and Review
The magistrate judge recommended dismissing the claims against the two federal agencies for lack of jurisdiction. The stated reason was that the United States had not consented to being sued. The order explains that, when a party makes specific objections to a magistrate judge’s recommendation, the district court reviews those issues independently. Without specific objections, the court reviews for clear error. The court reviewed the recommendation and found no error, clear or otherwise, in the magistrate judge’s reasoning.
Ruling
The court adopted the Report and Recommendation. It dismissed without prejudice only Alkhateeb’s claims against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The order did not rule on the claims against the other named defendants.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.