Southern District of New York • 1:26-cv-00398

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Jan 15, 2026

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. (Filing Fee $ 5.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32270273) Request for emergency relief to be separately filed..Document filed by Franklin Ivan Pastuna Pastuna..(Reiff, Lauren) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

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Jan 15, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Reiff, Lauren) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

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Jan 15, 2026

EMERGENCY MOTION for Order to Show Cause . Document filed by Franklin Ivan Pastuna Pastuna..(Reiff, Lauren) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

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Jan 15, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF PRO BONO COUNSEL by Rebecca Deanne Rubin on behalf of Franklin Ivan Pastuna Pastuna.(Rubin, Rebecca) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

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Jan 15, 2026

ORDER TO ANSWER, 28 U.S.C. § 2241: Petitioner has filed a Petition for the writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The Court, having examined the Petition, hereby ORDERS that no later than Friday, January 16, 2026, at noon, Respondents shall file a letter with the following information: a. whether Petitioner was, as the Petition alleges, see ECF No. 1, paragraph 1, located in the Southern District of New York at the time that the Petition was filed and, if not, what District Petitioner was in at the time of filing and whether the Petition should be immediately transferred to that District, see, e.g., ztürk v. Hyde, 136 F.4th 382, 391-92 (2d Cir. 2025); Khalil v. Joyce, 771 F. Supp. 3d 268 (S.D.N.Y. 2025); b. Petitioner's A-number and current place of detention; c. the statutory provision(s) under which Respondents assert the authority to detain Petitioner; d. a copy of any final order of removal; and e. any information regarding the procedural posture of any pending Department of Homeland Security or Executive Office for Immigration Review proceedings. The parties shall appear for a conference with the Court in Courtroom 20C of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York, 10007 on Friday, January 16, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. To preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling on the Petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States absent further order of this Court. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to electronically notify the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York of this Order. (And as further set forth herein.) SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 1/15/2026) (jca) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

Jan 15, 2026

Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice

Jan 15, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Party Modification

Jan 15, 2026

Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for 1/16/2026 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 20C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Valerie E. Caproni. (jca)

Jan 15, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Lauren M. Reiff. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: LaDeon Francis, Acting Director Todd M. Lyons, Secretary Kristi Noem, Pamela Bondi, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error; party name was entered in all caps; party text was omitted;. (pc)

Jan 15, 2026

Case Designated ECF. (pc)

Jan 15, 2026

Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (pc)

Jan 15, 2026

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Valerie E. Caproni. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(pc)

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Jan 16, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jeremy Liss on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Executive Office For Immigration Review, LaDeon Francis, Kristi Noem, Todd Lyons, U.S. Department of Homeland Security..(Liss, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF PRO BONO COUNSEL by Melissa Lim Chua on behalf of Franklin Ivan Pastuna Pastuna.(Chua, Melissa) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

LETTER addressed to Judge Valerie E. Caproni from Jeremy M. Liss dated 1/16/2026 re: the Court's Order to Answer at 5 . Document filed by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office For Immigration Review, LaDeon Francis, Kristi Noem, Todd Lyons, U.S. Department of Homeland Security..(Liss, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

LETTER addressed to Judge Valerie E. Caproni from Jeremy M. Liss dated 1/16/2026 re: Proposed Briefing Schedule. Document filed by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office For Immigration Review, LaDeon Francis, Kristi Noem, Todd Lyons, U.S. Department of Homeland Security..(Liss, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 9 Letter, filed by U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, LaDeon Francis, Executive Office For Immigration Review, Todd Lyons, Pamela Bondi. ENDORSEMENT: The Government's opposition brief will be due Tuesday, January 20, 2026, no later than 3:00 p.m. and the Petitioner's reply brief will be due Thursday, January 22, 2026, no later than 3:00 p.m. The conference currently scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 2026, is now adjourned to Friday, January 23, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom 20C of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York, 10007. SO ORDERED. ( Responses due by 1/20/2026, Replies due by 1/22/2026., Status Conference set for 1/23/2026 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 20C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Valerie E. Caproni.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 1/16/2026) (tg) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 20, 2026

Response (non-motion)

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Jan 20, 2026

Declaration in Opposition (non-motion)

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Jan 20, 2026

Memorandum of Law in Opposition (non-motion)

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Jan 22, 2026

Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion

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Jan 23, 2026

Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings

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Jan 23, 2026

Letter

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Jan 23, 2026

Letter

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Jan 27, 2026

Letter

Jan 28, 2026

Status Conference

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Feb 12, 2026

Transcript

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Feb 12, 2026

Notice of Filing Transcript