A High Court judge has dismissed a habeas corpus application of a customs clerk of La Horquetta who remains detained under a preventative detention order issued in December 2025 during the ongoing state of emergency.

Justice Karen Reid dismissed Kevin Mills’ application during a late afternoon hearing on January 21.

Mills was detained on a PDO dated December 13, 2025. The order, issued by the Minister of Homeland Security, stated that Mills was suspected of facilitating “brazen and well-orchestrated attacks” against members of the public and law-enforcement officers. Intelligence gathered by the police further suggested that Mills and members of the La Retreat Gang intended to carry out future shootings and homicides that would pose a serious threat to public safety.