District of Maine • 2:26-cv-00021

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Jan 16, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by ROBIN ALEXANDER PINER ABREU. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1- Bond Hearing Notice, # 2 Exhibit 2- Chief Judge Riley Email)(mjlt) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by ROBIN ALEXANDER PINER ABREU (mjlt) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET. (mjlt) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re: 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Responses due by NOON on 1/17/2026. By JUDGE STACEY D. NEUMANN. (mjlt) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

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Jan 16, 2026

RESPONSE in Opposition re 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by PAMELA BONDI, MATTHEW HLADIK, TODD LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, SIRCE OWEN, TERESA RILEY, RODNEY SCOTT, DERRICK STAMPER, DAVID WESLING. Reply due by 1/30/2026. (LIZOTTE, ANDREW) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

Jan 16, 2026

Set Deadlines : Fee due by 1/20/2026- Counsel must call the Clerk's Office to pay the fee via credit card as it cannot be paid via Pay.Gov. (mjlt)

Jan 16, 2026

Filing Fee Received from ROBIN ALEXANDER PINER ABREU: Amount Paid: $5.00. Receipt Number: 5896. Method of Payment: Credit. Purpose of Payment: Filing Fee. Date Paid: 1/16/2026 (lcb)

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Jan 17, 2026

BRIEF re 5 Response in Opposition to Motion, Traverse & Reply iso Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by ROBIN ALEXANDER PINER ABREU. (BROOKS, MAX) (Entered: 01/17/2026)

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Jan 17, 2026

ORDER: In its response to the show cause order, ECF No. 5, the Government asserts that Mr. Pinero Abreu is subject to detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2). However, the Government acknowledges the caselaw from this Court in Chogllo Chafla v. Scott, No. 2:25-CV-00437, 2025 WL 2688541 (D. Me. Sept. 22, 2025), and Bermeo Sicha v. Bernal, No. 1:25-CV-00418, 2025 WL 2494530 (D. Me. Aug. 29, 2025), and has not submitted any additional facts or legal arguments explaining why Mr. Pinero Abreus case is factually or legally distinct from those cases. As such, pursuant to my reasoning in those cases, I GRANT the Petitioner's habeas petition and ORDER him immediately released on his own recognizance. ECF No. 1. I ORDER that Mr. Pinero Abreu receive an individual bond hearing pursuant to section 1226(a)(2) no sooner than 45 days from the date of the Order in this case, unless Petitioner's immigration counsel consents otherwise. The Government is enjoined from denying Petitioner a bond hearing on the basis that 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2) applies to Petitioner. The Government is further ORDERED to file a status report within 50 days of this Order apprising the Court of the current status of Petitioner's case, or within five days of Petitioner's bond hearing, whichever is sooner, stating whether the Petitioner has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. By JUDGE STACEY D. NEUMANN. (mjlt) (Entered: 01/17/2026)

Jan 17, 2026

Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines