Haitian businessman Dimitri Vorbe’s 10-month legal battle against ICE detention took a new turn on August 25, 2026, when a federal judge in Miami stayed the case and vacated the order that had barred his transfer or removal — clearing the path for a negotiated “global settlement agreement” between his legal team and the government.
Here’s what the court record actually shows:
🔹 Oct. 27, 2025 — Vorbe files habeas corpus petition challenging his ICE detention
🔹 May 2026 — A first settlement stay collapses within a week when Vorbe’s lawyers move to reopen the case
🔹 July 8, 2026 — Judge Darrin Gayles bars ICE from transferring Vorbe out of Krome North
🔹 Aug. 17, 2026 — Judge grants Vorbe’s habeas petition “in part”; case closes
🔹 Aug. 25, 2026 — Both sides jointly ask the court to pause the case again for a new settlement. Granted. The July 8 no-transfer order is vacated.
⚠️ What this is NOT: a confirmed release order. The docket shows the court lifted the barrier keeping ICE from moving Vorbe — it does not spell out the settlement’s actual terms. Given this case already saw one settlement attempt fall apart in May, the terms of this one remain the key open question.
📌 Responses to the joint motion are due Sept. 8, 2026. The case remains open, not dismissed.
Based on the public civil docket, Case No. 1:25-cv-24964-DPG, U.S. District Court, S.D. Florida.
