Middle District of Louisiana • 3:26-cv-00053

Ilkham v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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Case Information

Filed: January 13, 2026
Assigned to: Shelly Deckert Dick
Referred to: Richard L. Bourgeois Jr.
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity: April 03, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Jan 13, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Alim Ilkham. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Memo of Law in Support)(ELW) (Entered: 01/15/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Jan 13, 2026
MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Alim Ilkham (ELW) (Entered: 01/15/2026)
Main Document: Prisoner In Forma Pauperis
Jan 15, 2026
MOTION(S) REFERRED: 2 MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. This motion is now pending before the USMJ., ***Set ICE Flag (ELW)
#3
Feb 13, 2026
Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Prisoner)
Main Document: Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Prisoner)
#4
Feb 13, 2026
Order
Main Document: Order
#5
Feb 13, 2026
Proof of Mailing as to re 4 Order. Certified Mail No. 9589 0710 5270 1607 9446 02; 9589 0710 5270 1607 9446 19; 9589 0710 5270 1607 9446 26; 9589 0710 5270 1607 9446 33 addressed to Attorney General for the United States of America; Office of the General Counsel; Warden of the Angola Camp 57; and U.S. Attorney's Office. Mailed on 2/13/2026. (EDC) (Entered: 02/19/2026)
Main Document: Proof
#6
Feb 25, 2026
Enroll as Attorney
Main Document: Enroll as Attorney
#7
Feb 25, 2026
Return on Certified Mail re 4 Order, as to Warden of the Angola Camp 57 Immigration Detention Center. (EDC) (Entered: 02/27/2026)
Main Document: Return
Feb 27, 2026
MOTION(S) REFERRED: 6 MOTION to Enroll Bridget Pranzatelli as Attorney . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (EDC)
#8
Mar 02, 2026
ORDER granting 6 Motion to Enroll as Attorney. Added attorney Bridget Pranzatelli for Alim Ilkham. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 3/2/26. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (JAP) (Entered: 03/02/2026)
#9
Mar 02, 2026
Appear Pro Hac Vice
Main Document: Appear Pro Hac Vice
#10
Mar 02, 2026
Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Main Document: Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#11
Mar 02, 2026
Show Cause
Main Document: Show Cause
#12
Mar 02, 2026
Certificate of Interested Persons by Alim Ilkham (Pranzatelli, Bridget) (Entered: 03/02/2026)
Main Document: Certificate
Mar 02, 2026
Order on Motion to Enroll as Attorney
#13
Mar 03, 2026
Return on Certified Mail re 4 Order, as to U.S. Attorney's Office. (EDC) (Entered: 03/06/2026)
Main Document: Return
Mar 03, 2026
MOTION(S) REFERRED: 9 MOTION for Stephanie Alvarez-Jones to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-3036204), 11 MOTION for Order to Show Cause . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (EDC)
#14
Mar 09, 2026
ORDER granting 9 Motion for Stephanie Alvarez-Jones to Appear Pro Hac Vice. ATTENTION: Local counsel shall provide the following link to those attorneys granted leave to proceed pro hac vice in the Middle District of Louisiana who choose to register for e-file access www.lamd.uscourts.gov/pro-hac-vice-e-filing-registration. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 3/9/26. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (JAP) (Entered: 03/09/2026)
#15
Mar 09, 2026
Summons Submitted as to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Pam Bondi; Scott Ladwig; Kevin Jordan (Attachments: # 1 Summons for Resp. ICE, # 2 Summons for Resp. Bondi, # 3 Summons for Resp. Ladwig, # 4 Summons for Resp. Jordan)(Pranzatelli, Bridget) (Entered: 03/09/2026)
Main Document: Summons
Mar 09, 2026
Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice
#16
Mar 11, 2026
Summons Issued as to U.S. Attorney, Pam Bondi, Kevin Jordan, Scott Ladwig, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (NOTICE: Counsel shall print and serve both the summons and all attachments in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4.) (Attachments: # 1 summons, # 2 summons, # 3 summons, # 4 summons)(EDC) (Entered: 03/11/2026)
Main Document: Summons
#17
Mar 13, 2026
Order on Motion to Show Cause
Main Document: Order on Motion to Show Cause
#18
Mar 18, 2026
Return on Certified Mail re 4 Order, as to Attorney General Pam Bondi. (EDC) (Entered: 03/20/2026)
Main Document: Return
#19
Apr 03, 2026
Response
Main Document: Response
#20
Apr 03, 2026
Leave to File Document Under Seal
Main Document: Leave to File Document Under Seal