T.Y.S. v. Almodovar
T.Y.S. v. Judith Almodovar, in her official capacity as Acting Field Office Director of New York, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, in his official capacity as Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kristi Noem, in her official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Pamela Bondi, in her official capacity as Attorney General of the U.S., Sirce E. Owen, in her official capacity as Acting Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, and Paul Arteta in his official capacity as the Sheriff of Orange County and the Director of Orange County Correctional Facility
- Edgardo Ramos
- 1:25-cv-08267
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In T.Y.S. v. Almodovar, Judge Ramos closed the habeas case as moot after T.Y.S. was deported.
T.Y.S. and the government respondents in the detention challenge; the court found the petition moot after T.Y.S. was deported and instructed the clerk to close the case.
What happened
T.Y.S. filed a petition challenging his detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as unlawful. During the briefing, his counsel reported that he had been deported, and the government argued that the case was now moot.
The court noted that removing a person from the United States makes a petition challenging detention moot. Counsel later reported that, despite multiple attempts, they could not contact T.Y.S. to determine whether he consented to withdrawing the case.
In T.Y.S. v. Almodovar, Judge Edgardo Ramos found the petition moot because T.Y.S. had been removed from the United States and instructed the clerk to close the case.
The detailed version
- T.Y.S. v. Almodovar · No. 1:25-cv-08267
- Edgardo Ramos
- Nov. 13, 2025
Background
T.Y.S. filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, a court request challenging unlawful detention, on October 6, 2025. He challenged his detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as unlawful.
On October 25, 2025, T.Y.S. was deported from the United States. His counsel informed the court of the deportation during the briefing schedule. The government confirmed the deportation and argued that the case was moot, meaning that the court could no longer provide effective relief on the detention challenge. The court directed counsel to report whether counsel had been able to contact T.Y.S. and whether he consented to withdrawing the case. Counsel reported that multiple attempts to contact him had been unsuccessful.
Court’s Analysis
The court stated that removing a petitioner from the United States makes a habeas petition challenging unlawful detention moot. Applying that rule, the court found that T.Y.S.’s petition was moot because he had been removed from the United States.
Disposition
The court instructed the clerk to close the case. The opinion does not state that the petition was dismissed, and it did not reach the underlying question of whether T.Y.S.’s detention had been unlawful. Judge Edgardo Ramos issued the order.
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