District of Maine • 2:26-cv-00036

#1

Jan 21, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed at 4:56 PM filed by ABIGAIL LIMA DA SILVA O'LEARY.(slg) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

#2

Jan 21, 2026

EMERGENCY ORDER Concerning Stay or Transfer or Removal By JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR. (slg) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

Jan 21, 2026

Set Deadlines: Fee due by 1/23/2026. Counsel must call the Clerk's Office to pay the fee via credit card as it cannot be paid via Pay.Gov. (slg)

#3

Jan 22, 2026

NOTICE of Hearing: A telephonic hearing has been scheduled and the parties have been or will be provided the Court's call-in information. Conference of Counsel set for 1/23/2026 04:00 PM Judge Woodcock's Chambers before JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK JR. (slg) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

#4

Jan 22, 2026

CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Jacob Binnall filed by PETER L. MURRAY on behalf of ABIGAIL LIMA DA SILVA O'LEARY (Total admission fee $ 200 receipt number AMEDC-3236902.) The District of Maine is a CM/ECF NextGen Court. If PHV counsel has not previously been granted electronic filing rights with the District of Maine, PHV counsel will now need to submit a PRO HAC VICE request in this District via PACER at www.pacer.uscourts.gov (MURRAY, PETER) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

#5

Jan 22, 2026

NOTICE of APPROVAL by Clerk's Office re 4 Certification for Admission Pro Hac Vice. Attorney JACOB S. BINNALL for ABIGAIL LIMA DA SILVA O'LEARY added to this specific case only. (jgd) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

#6

Jan 22, 2026

Emergency MOTION to Transfer to Massachusetts by PAMELA BONDI, PATRICIA H HYDE Responses due by 2/12/2026. (LIZOTTE, ANDREW) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

#7

Jan 22, 2026

ORDER: On January 21, 2026, Abigail Lima Da Silva O'Leary filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging her detention violates federal law and the United States Constitution. ECF No. 1. That same day, the Court issued an emergency seventy-two-hour stay blocking Respondents from transferring Ms. O'Leary outside the District of Maine. ECF No. 2. On January 22, 2026, Respondents filed an emergency motion requesting permission to transfer Ms. O'Leary to the ICE Boston Field Office, located at 1000 District Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts, because Cumberland County Jail, Ms. OLeary's current detention site, has no additional bed space. ECF No. 6. Based on Respondents' representations that a housing emergency exists at Cumberland County Jail that makes transfer to Massachusetts imperative, and its further representation that the Court will have ongoing jurisdiction over the case and that Respondents will not raise venue as an issue in its responses, the Court hereby modifies the January 21, 2026 emergency stay to permit Ms. O'Leary's transfer to the District of Massachusetts consistent with Respondents' representations in its emergency transfer motion. Respondents are enjoined from transferring Ms. O'Leary outside the District of Massachusetts and District of Maine for the period of at least seventy-two hours from the date and time of this amended order. The Court further orders Respondents provide Ms. O'Leary reasonable access to counsel during the period of her detention in Massachusetts. 6 Emergency MOTION to Transfer to Massachusetts By JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR. (jam) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

Jan 22, 2026

Filing Fee Received from ABIGAIL LIMA DA SILVA O'LEARY: Amount Paid: $5.00. Receipt Number: 5920. Method of Payment: Credit. Purpose of Payment: Filing Fee. Date Paid: 1/22/2026 (lcb)

Jan 22, 2026

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief 1

#8

Jan 23, 2026

MOTION Move Petitioner Back to District of Maine or Grant Bond by ABIGAIL LIMA DA SILVA O'LEARY Responses due by 2/13/2026. (COOK, MEREDITH) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#9

Jan 23, 2026

RESPONSE to Motion re 8 MOTION Move Petitioner Back to District of Maine or Grant Bond filed by PAMELA BONDI, PATRICIA H HYDE, KRISTI NOEM. Reply due by 2/6/2026. (LIZOTTE, ANDREW) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#10

Jan 23, 2026

MOTION to Dismiss Habeas Petition on Jurisdictional Grounds by PAMELA BONDI, PATRICIA H HYDE, KRISTI NOEM Responses due by 2/13/2026. (Attachments: # 1 I-200 Warrant for Arrest of Alien (Oct. 9, 2025), # 2 IJ Bond Order (Oct. 16, 2025), # 3 IJ Bond Decision (Oct. 16, 2025), # 4 Mass. Crim. Docket Sheets (2018-2025))(LIZOTTE, ANDREW) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#11

Jan 23, 2026

ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENTS filed by ABIGAIL LIMA DA SILVA O'LEARY re 8 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief 1 Move Petitioner Back to District of Maine or Grant Bond. Main Document: Exhibit 1: Timeline of Events Lead to Petitioner's Removal from the District of Maine. (COOK, MEREDITH) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#12

Jan 23, 2026

Minute Entry for proceedings held before JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR: Conference of Counsel held. In light of the Government's representation that Abigail Lima Da Silva O'Leary was transferred to Massachusetts in direct violation of this Court's Orders, ECF Nos. 2, 7, the Court ORDERS Ms. O'Leary's immediate release on personal recognizance, subject to standards conditions of release on personal recognizance, while the merits of her underlying habeas petition, ECF No. 1, are pending. The Court further ORDERS the Government cannot re-detain Ms. O'Leary while the merits of her habeas petition are pending. (Court Reporter: Tammy Martell) (jam) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

#13

Jan 26, 2026

ORDER mooting 8 Motion Move Petitioner Back to District of Maine or Grant Bond By JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR. (jam) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

Jan 26, 2026

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief 1