Navdeep Singh v. Sommer - Immigration Habeas Petition
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Petitioner Navdeep Singh Navdeep filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus seeking immediate release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at the McCook Detention Center in McCook, Nebraska. The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska found that the ICE Online Detainee Locator System indicates the petitioner is presently detained at the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, Iowa, raising questions of venue and proper custodian. The court ordered respondents to file a statement by April 17, 2026, explaining the petitioner's current place of detention and set a corresponding case management deadline.
“The petitioner's actual location is important, as it relates to both proper venue and whether the petition names the petitioner's immediate custodian as a respondent.”
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The court issued procedural orders in response to a habeas corpus petition filed by immigration detainee Navdeep Singh Navdeep, challenging his detention under ICE custody. The petition was found to raise jurisdictional concerns because the ICE locator system lists the petitioner at a different facility (Polk County Jail, Des Moines, Iowa) than named in the petition (McCook Detention Center, Nebraska). The court ordered the Clerk to add Assistant Attorney General Justin J. Hall and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher L. Ferretti and Eric W. Synowicki as counsel for respondents, and substituted Todd Blanche as Acting Attorney General per Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d). The court also imposed a deadline of April 17, 2026 for respondents to clarify the petitioner's current detention location.
Immigration detainees and their counsel should verify facility locator information before filing habeas petitions, as discrepancies between actual detention location and named respondents create venue complications. Detention facilities and ICE should ensure accurate and timely updates to the ICE Online Detainee Locator System to avoid jurisdictional challenges. This procedural order does not reach the merits of the underlying habeas claim.
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April 14, 2026 Get Citation Alerts Download PDF Add Note
Navdeep Singh Navdeep v. Carolyn Sommer in her capacity as, Acting Warden of McCook Detention Center, et al.
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 has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking
immediate release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody
in the McCook Detention Center in McCook, Nebraska. Filing 1. But the ICE
Online Detainee Locator System, https://locator.ice.gov, indicates that the
petitioner is presently detained at the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, Iowa.
The petitioner's actual location is important, as it relates to both proper
venue and whether the petition names the petitioner's immediate custodian as
a respondent. See Trump v. J.G.G., 604 U.S. 670, 672 (2025); Rumsfeld v.
Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 443 (2004). It appears that this case may belong in the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED
1. The Clerk of the Court shall, before docketing this order:
a. Add Assistant Attorney General Justin J. Hall of the
Nebraska Attorney General's office as counsel for
Carolyn Sommer in her capacity as Acting Warden of
the McCook Detention Center;
b. Add Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher L. Ferretti
and Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric W. Synowicki as
counsel for the other respondents; and
C. After doing so, regenerate the filing for the petition.
The Clerk of the Court is directed, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.
P. 25(d), to substitute Todd Blanche, in his official capacity
as Acting Attorney General of the United States, for Pamela
Bondi.On or before April 17, 2026, the respondents shall file a
statement with the Court explaining the petitioner's current
place of detention.
4, The Clerk of the Court shall set a case management deadline
for April 17, 2026.
Dated this 14th day of April, 2026.
BY T COU :
John M. Gerrard
sd ior United States District Judge
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