District of Nevada • 2:26-cv-00009

Jan 05, 2026

Case randomly assigned to Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey and Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts. Nature of Suit: 463 - Habeas Immigration (MAM)

Jan 05, 2026

Assign Judges in Civil Case

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Jan 06, 2026

Receipt Initiating Documents

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Jan 06, 2026

Advisory Letter Habeas only - FORM

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Jan 09, 2026

Order Instructing the Petitioner to Submit an IFP Application or Pay Filing Fee IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Villalobos must either (1) pay the $5 filing fee or (2) file an IFP application that includes: (a) a financial certificate signed by petitioner and an authorized prison official, (b) a financial declaration and acknowledgement signed by petitioner, and (c) a copy of his inmate account statement for the six-month period prior to filing. If he fails to do so by February 23, 2026, th is case will be dismissed without prejudice and without further prior notice. If Villalobos decides to pay the filing fee from his inmate account, he must arrange to have a copy of this order attached to the check for the filing fee. The Clerk of Court is instructed to send petitioner a blank copy of the IFP application for inmates along with two copies of this order. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey on 1/9/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Additional Copy of this Order, # 2 Additional Copy of this Order, # 3 Information for FIling an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by an Inmate Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915) (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - RJDG)

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Jan 28, 2026

Motion/Application Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

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Feb 04, 2026

Order Appointing Counsel AND Order on Motion/Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

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Feb 05, 2026

Notice Appearance of Counsel

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Feb 09, 2026

USM Return

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Feb 11, 2026

Notice Appearance of Counsel

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Feb 11, 2026

Notice Appearance of Counsel

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Feb 18, 2026

Motion Extend/Shorten Time

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Feb 18, 2026

Response

Feb 20, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion to Extend/Shorten Time

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Feb 25, 2026

Petition Writ of Habeas Corpus Amended

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Mar 11, 2026

Response

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Mar 11, 2026

Response

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Mar 25, 2026

TRANSFER ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED the Clerk of Court is kindly instructed to transfer Case No. 2:26-cv-00009-JAD-DJA to Judge Richard F. Boulware, II. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the Clerk of Court is instructed to administratively RELATE th is matter to Case No. 2:25-cv-02136-RFB-MDC. All further documents must bear the correct case number 2:26-cv-00009-RFB-DJA. Signed by Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey and Judge Richard F. Boulware on 3/25/2026. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ALZ)

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Mar 26, 2026

ORDER GRANTING WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Based on the foregoing IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the (ECF No. 13 ) First Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents must provide Petitioner with a constit utionally adequate bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), where the government bears the burden of establishing dangerousness or flight risk by clear and convincing evidence, and consistent with the other requirements described above, no later than March 27, 2026. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if bond is granted, Respondents are ORDERED to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner from detention. The Court has received notice of the hardship other petitioners have incurred in their efforts to satisfy bond through ICE payment portals, and, therefore, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner be afforded until April 27, 2026 to satisfy any monetary bond conditions. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from invok ing 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2) to continue Petitioner's detention, as the Court has already found the regulatory automatic stay is facially unconstitutional and adopts that finding here. See Herrera v. Knight, 798 F. Supp. 3d 1184 (D. Nev. 2025). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if a constitutionally adequate bond hearing is not conducted by March 27, 2026, Respondents must IMMEDIATELY RELEASE PETITIONER from custody ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE. This means Federal Respondents are PROHIBITED from imposing release conditions that substantially interfere with Petitioner's liberty, such as electronic monitoring, without having established the reasonableness of those restrictions, by clear and convincing evidence, at a pre-deprivation hearing IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from detaining Petitioner during the pendency of his current removal proceedings unless and until it is determined that his detention is warranted under § 1226(a) after a constitutionally adequate bond hearing. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from detaining Petitioner pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Parties shall file a JOINT STATUS RE PORT by March 30, 2026. The status report shall detail if the bond hearing occurred, if bond was granted or denied, and, if denied, the reasons for that denial. If bond was granted or the bond hearing has not occurred, the status report shall confi rm the date and time of Petitioner's release from detention in compliance with this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if bond was denied, Federal Respondents must (1) ATTACH the Order of the Immigration Court to the Joint Status Report AND (2) PROVIDE the contemporaneous record of the bond hearing to Petitioner's counsel IMMEDIATELY upon request. The Clerk of Court is instructed to enter judgment accordingly and close this case. The Court retains jurisdiction to enforce its o rder and judgment. Petitioner may move to reopen this case to enforce the judgment without filing a separate case. The Court also retains jurisdiction to consider Petitioner's request for fees and costs pursuant to the 28 U.S.C. § 2412. P etitioner may file an application for fees and costs consistent with the deadlines and requirements set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2412 and this Court's Local Rules of Practice 54-1 and 54-14. Signed by Judge Richard F. Boulware, II on 3/26/2026. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - RJDG)

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Mar 26, 2026

Judgment

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Mar 30, 2026

Status Report

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Aug 10, 2026

Motion Enforce

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Aug 24, 2026

Response