Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00142

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Jan 16, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number AVAEDC-10716490), filed by Byron Cecilio Garcia Fuentes. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(O'Brien, Shawn) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

Jan 16, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Anthony J. Trenga and Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. (triv)

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Jan 20, 2026

ORDERED that the Respondents and any of Respondents' officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, as well as other person acting in concert with them be, and the same hereby are, ENJOINED from removing the Petitioner from this judicial district pending further order of the Court; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on January 26, 2026, the Respondents file either (a) a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Hernandez v. Crawford, No. 1:25-CV-01565-AJT-WBP, 2025 WL 2940702 (E.D. Va. Oct. 16, 2025) or the other opinions of this Court cited therein; or (b) an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Hernandez and this Petition. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 01/20/2026. (dvanm) (Entered: 01/20/2026)

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Jan 20, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Douglas Jansen on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Robert Guadian, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 01/20/2026)

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Jan 23, 2026

Response to 2 Order,,, filed by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Robert Guadian, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

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Jan 26, 2026

ORDERED the Petition is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that Respondents provide Petitioner with a bond hearing before an immigration judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within seven days of the date of this Order; and it is further ORDERED that if Petitioner is granted bond by an Immigration Judge, Respondents are ENJOINED from denying bond to Petitioner, or from invoking the automatic stay provision pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2); and it is further ORDERED that Respondents file a status report with this Court within three days of the bond hearing, stating whether Petitioner has been granted bond and, if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. See Order for further details. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 1/26/2026. (Dest) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

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Feb 06, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Robert Guadian, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

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Feb 09, 2026

MOTION for Order to Show Cause by Byron Cecilio Garcia Fuentes. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(He, Yue) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

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Feb 09, 2026

NOTICE of Waiver of Oral Argument re 7 MOTION for Order to Show Cause by Byron Cecilio Garcia Fuentes (He, Yue) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

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Feb 09, 2026

EXHIBIT in Support of Motion to Show Cause by Byron Cecilio Garcia Fuentes.. (He, Yue) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

Feb 10, 2026

Entry docketed in wrong case. Please ignore. (ldab, )