District of Minnesota • 0:26-cv-01381

Vang v. Bondi

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Case Information

Filed: February 12, 2026
Assigned to: John M. Gerrard
Referred to: Douglas L. Micko
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal)
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Last Activity: February 18, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Feb 12, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (filing fee $ 5, receipt number AMNDC-12674007) filed by Tou Vang. No summons requested. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) 1 (Refugee Dates), # 2 Exhibit(s) 2 (OSUP and Check in Records), # 3 Exhibit(s) 3 (Laos Nat'l Act), # 4 Exhibit(s) 4 (Yearbook), # 5 Exhibit(s) 5 (Placeholder for Conventionally Filed Exhibit), # 6 Declaration of Mai Yang, # 7 Declaration of Shenyin Vang, # 8 Civil Cover Sheet) (Bailey, Rebekah) PORTABLE MEDIA CONVENTIONALLY FILED IN CLERKS OFFICE ON 2/12/2025. Modified text on 2/13/2026 (MMG). (Entered: 02/12/2026)
Main Document: PETITION
#2
Feb 12, 2026
(Text-Only) CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Judge John M. Gerrard per Civil (3rd, 4th - Prisoner: Alien Detainee Habeas) list, referred to Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko. Please use case number 26-cv-1381 (JMG/DLM).Notice: All Nongovernmental Corporate Parties must file a Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (MKB) (Entered: 02/12/2026)
#3
Feb 12, 2026
EXHIBIT 6 to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Case Compilation) re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, filed by Tou Vang. (Bailey, Rebekah) (Entered: 02/12/2026)
Main Document: EXHIBIT
#4
Feb 12, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: The respondents shall, on or before February 17, 2026, make a return certifying the true cause and proper duration of the petitioner's detention and showing cause why the writ should not be granted. The petitioner may reply in support of the petition on or before February 19, 2026. The respondents are enjoined from removing the petitioner from the United States and from the District of Minnesota until further order of the Court. If the petitioner has already been removed from Minnesota, the respondents are ordered to immediately return the petitioner to Minnesota. Signed by Senior District Judge John M. Gerrard on 2/12/2026. (DCD) (Entered: 02/12/2026)
Main Document: Order to Show Cause
#5
Feb 12, 2026
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Tou Vang of Conventionally Filed Exhibit (Bailey, Rebekah) (Entered: 02/12/2026)
Main Document: CERTIFICATE
#10
Feb 18, 2026
Memorandum & Opinion AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings
Main Document: Memorandum & Opinion AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings
#11
Feb 18, 2026
Judgment (Clerk's Office Only)
Main Document: Judgment (Clerk's Office Only)

Parties

Bondi
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Vang
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