O.G. v. FRANCIS

Background

On October 29, 2025, O.G. filed a petition for habeas corpus, a request for court relief from allegedly unlawful detention. The petition seeks relief from O.G.’s purportedly unlawful detention by the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. O.G. also filed a motion asking the respondents to show why the petition should not be granted.

Court’s Order

The court ordered that O.G. must not be removed from the United States unless and until the court orders otherwise. The court cited its authority to protect its ability to decide a case while the case is pending. The order does not decide whether O.G.’s detention is lawful or whether O.G. is entitled to relief on the petition.

The court scheduled a conference for November 5, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom 14C at the United States Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street in New York, New York. The Clerk of Court was directed to send the order to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. That office was ordered to promptly notify appropriate ICE officials and file a status report by October 31, 2025, at 5 p.m.

Disposition

Judge Jeannette A. Vargas entered an order preventing O.G.’s removal while the court considers the petition and set additional case-management requirements. The opinion does not state that the court granted or denied O.G.’s motion for an order to show cause, and it does not resolve the petition’s merits.