District of Minnesota • 0:26-cv-01253

#1

Feb 09, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (filing fee $ 5, receipt number AMNDC-12655367) filed by Jose Antonio Herrera Santos. Filer requests summons issued. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Glenn, Claire) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#2

Feb 09, 2026

(Text-Only) CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Judge Nancy E. Brasel per Civil (3rd, 4th - Prisoner: Alien Detainee Habeas) list, referred to Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz. Please use case number 26-1253 NEB/DTS.Notice: All Nongovernmental Corporate Parties must file a Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (tcl) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#3

Feb 09, 2026

Respondents are ENJOINED from moving Petitioner outside of Minnesota until further order of the Court, so that Petitioner may consult with counsel while the Court is considering the Petition, and so that there is no risk that removal of Petitioner from Minnesota will deprive this Court of jurisdiction over the Petition. If Petitioner has already been removed from Minnesota, Respondents are ORDERED to immediately return Petitioner to Minnesota. ORDER/NOTICE TO ATTORNEY. Signed by Judge Nancy E. Brasel on 2/9/2026.(LC2) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#4

Feb 09, 2026

Response due by 2/11/2026. Reply due by 2/13/2026. ORDER/NOTICE TO ATTORNEY. Signed by Judge Nancy E. Brasel on 2/9/2026.(LC2) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#5

Feb 11, 2026

MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for U.S. Government Attorney Denisha D. Daughtry filed by Pamela Bondi, David Easterwood, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Daughtry, Denisha) (Entered: 02/11/2026)

#6

Feb 11, 2026

RESPONSE re 4 Order/Notice to Attorney . (Attachments: # 1 Form I-200)(Daughtry, Denisha) (Entered: 02/11/2026)

#7

Feb 12, 2026

TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting 5 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of U.S. Government Attorney Denisha Devette Daughtry for Pamela Bondi, for David Easterwood, for Todd M. Lyons, and, for Kristi Noem. Approved by Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz on 2/12/2026. (CNO) (Entered: 02/12/2026)

#8

Feb 12, 2026

MOTION for Order to Show Cause and for Expedited Discovery filed by Jose Antonio Herrera Santos. (Glenn, Claire) (Entered: 02/12/2026)

#9

Feb 12, 2026

REPLY re 6 Response filed by Jose Antonio Herrera Santos.(Glenn, Claire) (Entered: 02/12/2026)

Feb 12, 2026

Order on Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of U.S. Government Attorney

#10

Feb 13, 2026

(Text-Only) ORDER/NOTICE TO ATTORNEY. The Court orders Respondents to respond to Petitioner's motion to show cause by Tuesday, February 17, 2026. The Court also grants Petitioner's Motion for Expedited Discovery (ECF No. 8.) Respondents are ordered to disclose to Petitioner's Counsel, on or before, Thursday, February 19, 2026: 1. All records, logs, manifests, flight documents, or transportation records detailing the movement of Petitioner from the time of his arrest to the present, including his arrival in El Paso, Texas, and including all interim stops, holding locations, and detention facilities; 2. The names, titles, and duty stations of all ICE, ERO, DHS, or contractor personnel who authorized, approved, directed, or executed Petitioners removal from Minnesota, including any chain-of-command approvals; 3. All records reflecting Petitioner's physical custody and location from the moment of seizure, including booking records, intake logs, holding-room assignments, and transfer paperwork; 4. All internal memoranda, directives, bulletins, policy statements, operational guidance, or standing orderswhether national, regional, or field-office specificgoverning or referencing: a. Rapid transfer or removal of detainees following seizure; b. Transfers executed prior to and/or following judicial review or service of court orders; c. Transfers intended to relocate detainees outside the District of Minnesota; and d. Responding to, delaying, or avoiding habeas filings, court jurisdiction, and/or orders enjoining transfers outside the District of Minnesota. 5. All records reflecting coordination with ICE Air Operations, charter services, commercial airlines, or transportation contractors relating to Petitioner's movement, including flight scheduling records and contractor instructions; 6. All emails, text messages, internal messaging-platform communications (including Teams, Signal, WhatsApp, or similar messaging systems), or written correspondence to, from, or between ICE, ERO, DHS personnel, or contractors that reference Petitioner, his custody, his transfer, or the timing or location of his removal from Minnesota; and 7. All emails, text messages, internal messaging-platform communications (including Teams, Signal, WhatsApp, or similar messaging systems), or written correspondence to, from, or between ICE, ERO, DHS personnel, or contractors that references or includes this Courts orders in this case. Ordered by Judge Nancy E. Brasel on 2/13/2026.(LC2) Modified text on 2/13/2026 (ACH). (Entered: 02/13/2026)

Feb 13, 2026

Order/Notice to Attorney

#11

Feb 14, 2026

Order/Notice to Attorney

#12

Feb 14, 2026

Judgment (Clerk's Office Only)

#13

Feb 14, 2026

Judgment (Clerk's Office Only)

#14

Feb 22, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, David Easterwood, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Daughtry, Denisha) (Entered: 02/22/2026)