Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00120

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Jan 15, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number AVAEDC-10712406), filed by Osmani Aroldo Espana Pinto. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Bhargava, Inderjit) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by David Ross Tannenbaum on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Department of Homeland Security, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon (Tannenbaum, David) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission during the pendency of this habeas action. ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the Federal Respondents file either a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Servellon Martinez, 1:25-cv-1792 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Servellon Martinez and this Petition. ORDERED that if the Federal Respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Servellon Martinez, each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue aruling without further filings from the parties. ORDERED that if the Federal Respondents file an Opposition to the Petition, Petitioner shall file any reply in further support of the Petition on or before 5:00 PM on Friday, January 23, 2026.. Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 1/16/2026. (lcre, ) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

Jan 16, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff and Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. (triv)

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Jan 21, 2026

NOTICE by Pamela Bondi, Department of Homeland Security, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon re 3 Order,,,, (Tannenbaum, David) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

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Jan 22, 2026

ORDERED that the Petition (ECF 1) is GRANTED. ORDERED that to the extent that Petitioner seeks release from detention, Petitioner file a motion requesting a bond hearing or custody redetermination as soon as practicable; and that Federal Respondents provide Petitioner with a standard bond hearing before an IJ pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 7 days of the date of that motion. ORDERED that Federal Respondents are ENJOINED from denying bond to Petitioner on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2). ORDERED that Federal Respondents file a status report with this Court within 3 days of the bond hearing, stating whether Petitioner has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond is denied, the reasons for that denial. Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 1/22/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

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Jan 22, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58, JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of the plaintiff Osmani Aroldo Espana Pinto and against the respondents Todd M. Lyons, Joseph Simon, Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Jeffrey Crawford, and Department of Homeland Security. Entered by the Clerk on 1/22/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

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Feb 10, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Department of Homeland Security, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 02/10/2026)