Eastern District of New York • 2:26-cv-00088

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Jan 07, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Hector Edgardo Lagos-Bonilla. Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -No (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit DHS Form I-830) (Corrado, Carolyn) Modified on 1/8/2026 (LJ). (Entered: 01/07/2026)

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Jan 08, 2026

Civil Cover Sheet.. by Hector Edgardo Lagos-Bonilla (Corrado, Carolyn) . (Entered: 01/08/2026)

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Jan 08, 2026

This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (CV) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/8/2026: # 1 Additional Corrections) (LJ). (Entered: 01/08/2026)

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Jan 08, 2026

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Hector Edgardo Lagos-Bonilla. Pam Bondi served on 1/8/2026, answer due 1/29/2026; Brian Flanagan served on 1/8/2026, answer due 1/29/2026; Todd M. Lyons served on 1/8/2026, answer due 1/29/2026; Kristi Noem served on 1/8/2026, answer due 1/29/2026. (Corrado, Carolyn) (Entered: 01/08/2026)

Jan 08, 2026

A summons was not issued for one of the following reasons: No summons provided, please submit summons. The event can be found under the event Other Documents - Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (LJ)

Jan 08, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Gary R. Brown. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (LJ)

Jan 08, 2026

Notice: Re: Incomplete Second Page of the Civil Cover Sheet. The Clerk's Office cannot assign this case without a completed Civil Cover Sheet. Please Complete Plaintiffs and Defendants information, answer Certification of Arbitration Eligibility, and New York E Division of Business Rule 1(D)(3) Question 1,2,3 (a)(b)(c) then resubmit corrected Civil Cover Sheet. This event can be found under the event Other Documents - Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (CV)

Jan 08, 2026

EMERGENCY BAIL HEARING ORDER: The Court will hold an emergency bail hearing TOMORROW, Friday January 9, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. Counsel shall attend in person. Government counsel will immediately (1) locate the petitioner; and (2) arrange for his in person attendance.The purpose of this hearing will be to determine whether petitioner should be released on bail consistent with the principles set forth in this Court's order in Clarke v. U.S. Dept of Homeland Security, 25-CV-6773(GRB) (December 18, 2025). Counsel for Petitioner shall be prepared to discuss a bail package, including a proposed suretor(s), who shall attend in person. Any information bearing on a bail or detention determination would be helpful to the Court. To preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling in this matter, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise. See, e.g., Loc. 1814, Int'l Longshoremen's Ass'n, AFL-CIO v. New York Shipping Ass'n, Inc., 965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992) ("Once the district court acquires jurisdiction over the subject matter of, and the parties to, the litigation, the All Writs Act [28 U.S.C. § 1651] authorizes a federal court to protect that jurisdiction").Additionally, in light of Petitioner's interests in maintaining adequate access to legal counsel, it is further ORDERED that Petitioner shall not be transferred except to a facility within this District, the Southern District of New York, or the District of New Jersey absent further order of this Court. See Ozturk v. Trump, No. 25-cv-374, 2025 WL 1145250, at *15 (D. Vt. Apr. 18, 2025) (ordering petitioner's transfer from Louisiana to Vermont due, in part, to her pending habeas petition), stay and mandamus denied, Ozturk v. Hyde, 136 F.4th 382, 403 (2d Cir. 2025); Westley v. Harper, No. 25-cv-229, ECF No. 7 (E.D. La. Feb. 2, 2025) (restraining respondents "from (a) attempting to remove petitioner from the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to any location outside [the] district, and (b) removing petitioner from the United States"); Sillah v. Barr, No. 19-cv-1747, ECF No. 6 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 25, 2019) (enjoining respondents from transferring defendant outside of the New York City area while defendant's habeas petition was pending); Campbell v. U.S. Immigr. & Customs Enf't, No. 20-cv-22999, ECF No. 13 (S.D. Fl. July 26, 2020) (granting a stay of petitioner's transfer and prohibiting respondent "from transferring Petitioner to another detention facility during the pendency of the stay"); 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) (empowering courts to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law").Ordered by Judge Gary R. Brown on 1/8/2026. (RJP)

Jan 08, 2026

Order(Other)

Jan 08, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Jan 08, 2026

Quality Control Check - Summons

Jan 08, 2026

Notice: Re: Incomplete Civil Cover Sheet

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Jan 09, 2026

Filing Fee Received

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Jan 09, 2026

Notice of Appearance