Navdeep Singh v. Sommer - Case Transfer to Southern District of Iowa
Summary
The District of Nebraska transferred a habeas petition filed by Navdeep Singh (docket 8:26-CV-165) to the Southern District of Iowa, applying the rule that habeas jurisdiction lies in the district of confinement. The court found Singh is detained at the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, Iowa, despite the petition being filed in Nebraska. The transfer order was issued April 15, 2026 by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard.
“And generally, habeas jurisdiction lies in the district of confinement.”
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The court ordered immediate transfer of the habeas petition to the Southern District of Iowa, applying the general rule that habeas jurisdiction lies in the district of confinement. The petitioner sought release from ICE custody but was held at Polk County Jail in Iowa. This is a procedural venue determination with no substantive ruling on the merits.
Immigration detainees and their legal counsel filing habeas petitions should be aware that venue is proper in the district where the petitioner is confined, not necessarily where the petition is initially filed. This procedural transfer does not affect substantive rights but may impact litigation timing and strategy.
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Navdeep Singh v. Sommer
District Court, S.D. Iowa
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: 4:26-cv-00173
Precedential Status: Unknown Status
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
NAVDEEP SINGH NAVDEEP
SINGH,
Petitioner,
8:26-CV-165
vs.
ORDER
CAROLYN SOMMER in her capacity
as, Acting Warden of McCook
Detention Center, et al.,
Respondents.
The petitioner seeks immediate release from U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement custody. But the petitioner is—and was when the
petition was filed—detained at the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, Iowa. See
filing 3; filing 4. And generally, habeas jurisdiction lies in the district of
confinement. E.g., Trump v. J.G.G., 604 U.S. 670, 672 (2025); Rumsfeld v.
Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 443 (2004). Accordingly,!
IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court immediately effect
transfer of this case to the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Iowa.
Dated this 15th day of April, 2026.
BY T hr COU :
Joh M. Gérrard
sd ior United States District Judge
1 The Court elects to immediately transfer this case, without holding the transfer pending a
possible motion for reconsideration or petition for review, for the reasons stated in Gomez
Gallardo v. Noem, No. 0:26-CV-720, 2026 WL 272427, at *1 (D. Minn. Feb. 2, 2026).
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