Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00304

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Feb 01, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10750718.), filed by Nery Escobar Segura. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A)(Cruz, Tanishka) (Entered: 02/01/2026)

Feb 01, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. (Sbro, )

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Feb 02, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Garry D. Hartlieb on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Jeffrey Crawford, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon (Hartlieb, Garry) (Entered: 02/02/2026)

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Feb 02, 2026

ORDERED that petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Courts permission; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on February 6, 2026, the federal respondents fileeither a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Ceba Cinta v. Noem, et al., 1:25-cv-1818 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Ceba Cinta and this Petition; and it is further ORDERED that if the federal respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Ceba Cinta. each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue a ruling without further filings from the parties; and it is further 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 February 11, 2026. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 2/2/2026. (swil) (Entered: 02/02/2026)

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Feb 06, 2026

NOTICE by Pamela Bondi, Jeffrey Crawford, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon re 3 Order,,,, (Hartlieb, Garry) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

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Feb 06, 2026

ORDERED that Segura's Petition, [Dkt. No. 1], is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that Segura be promptly released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an Immigration Judge. Segura must live at a fixed address which he must provide to the federal respondents'; and it is further ORDERED that respondents provide Segura with a standard bond hearing before an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 14 days of the date of this Order; and it is further ORDERED that respondents be and are ENJOINED from denying bond to Segura on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2); and it is further ORDERED that, if Segura is granted bond, respondents be and are ENJOINED from invoking the automatic stay provision at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2); and it is further ORDERED that respondents file a status report with this Court within 3 days of the bond hearing, stating whether Segura has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 2/6/2026. (swil) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

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Feb 06, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58 in avor of the Petitioner Nery Escobar Segura and against the Respondents Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon and Jeffrey Crawford. Entered by Clerk on 2/6/2026. (swil) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

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Feb 22, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 02/22/2026)

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Feb 24, 2026

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Nery Escobar Segura. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(Cruz, Tanishka) (Entered: 02/24/2026)

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Feb 24, 2026

MOTION for Issuance of Order to Show Cause by Nery Escobar Segura. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Cruz, Tanishka) (Entered: 02/24/2026)

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Feb 24, 2026

ORDER that petitioner's Motion for Order to Show Cause, [Dkt. No. 9], is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that the federal respondents SHOW CAUSE by March 6, 2026 as to why this Court should not find that the Immigration Judge failed to properly consider all of the relevant factors related to his finding that petitioner is a flight risk and on that basis, denied him bond. Additionally, petitioner's Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, [Dkt. No. 8], will be granted if he appears for his master calendar hearing before the Immigration Court, which is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on February 24, 2026, as petitioner's appearance at that hearing would constitute clear evidence that he does not present a flight risk. Accordingly, it is further ORDERED that if petitioner appears for the 1:00 p.m. hearing at the Immigration Court, the federal respondents will be ENJOINED from re-detaining petitioner pending the Court's evaluation of the Immigration Judge's bond determination unless petitioner commits a new crime or fails to appear at any scheduled immigration hearings for which he receives proper notice. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 02/24/2026. See Order for further details. (triv) (Entered: 02/24/2026)

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Feb 24, 2026

NOTICE by Pamela Bondi, Jeffrey Crawford, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon re 10 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),,,,, (Hartlieb, Garry) (Entered: 02/24/2026)

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Feb 26, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Douglas Jansen on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

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Mar 05, 2026

Response to 10 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),,,,, filed by Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon. (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 03/05/2026)

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Mar 11, 2026

MEMORANDUM OPINION in re Motion for Temporary Restraining and Preliminary Injunction. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 3/11/2026. (swil)

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Mar 11, 2026

ORDERED that by March 18, 2026, the federal respondents provide Escobar Segura with an individualized, constitutionally compliant bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) before a different Immigration Judge. A bond hearing fails to comport with due process where an Immigration Judge relies on considerations that would lead to an automatic denial of bond in most, if not all, cases or on considerations that are not rationally related to whether a petitioner isa flight risk or danger to the community; and it is further ORDERED that the federal respondents-along with their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, successors, and assigns, and all persons acting in concert with them-be and are ENJOINED from arguing or concluding that Escobar Segura presents a risk of flight based on his unlawful status in the United States or lack of work authorization; and it is further ORDERED that by March 23, 2026, the federal respondents file a status report with the Court stating whether Escobar Segura has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial; and it is further ORDERED that because Escobar Segura's exhibits contain personal identifiers, the Clerk's Office seal the entirety of [Dkt. No. 8-1] and [Dkt. No. 9-3] in re 8 Motion for TRO. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 3/11/2026. (swil) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

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Mar 23, 2026

NOTICE Regarding Petitioner's Bond Hearing by Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 03/23/2026)