Eastern District of New York • 2:26-cv-00844

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Feb 12, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filing fee $ 5, receipt number ANYEDC-19908419, filed by Jonathan F Cadena-Gallegos. Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -No (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Detainee locator information) (Corrado, Carolyn) Modified on 2/13/2026 (LJ). (Entered: 02/12/2026)

#2

Feb 13, 2026

This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made. (LJ) (Entered: 02/13/2026)

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Feb 13, 2026

STAY OF REMOVAL AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: The Parties must carefully read the full contents of the attached Order to Show Cause and comply with all directives. As set forth in the attached Order:1. The parties are ORDERED to appear before this Court for a hearing on the Petition on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom 1040 of the Alfonse D'Amato United States Courthouse, 100 Federal Plaza, Central Islip, New York, 11722; 2. Respondents shall produce Petitioner for in-person appearance at the hearing; 3. Respondents shall submit a letter, tonight, February 13, 2026, at 11:59 p.m., addressing all of the information detailed in the attached Order to Show Cause; 4. If Respondents do not take the position that the outcome of this Petition is controlled by a prior decision of this Court, Respondents must show cause why the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus should not be granted by Monday, February 16, 2026; 5. Petitioner's Reply, if any, shall be filed by Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.; 6. Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise; 7. Petitioner shall not be transferred except to a facility within this District, the Southern District of New York, or the District of New Jersey absent further order of this Court; 8. Within 24 hours of issuance of this Order, Petitioner's counsel must: (1) serve Respondents with a copy of the petition and accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Order, by email to the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York and by overnight mail, and (2) promptly file proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance. The Clerk of Court is directed to email the Petition to the Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. Ordered by Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury on 2/13/2026. (MMC) (Entered: 02/13/2026)

#4

Feb 13, 2026

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jonathan F. Cadena-Gallegos. Pam Bondi served on 2/13/2026, answer due 4/14/2026; Brian Flanagan served on 2/13/2026, answer due 4/14/2026; Todd M. Lyons served on 2/13/2026, answer due 4/14/2026; Kristi Noem served on 2/13/2026, answer due 4/14/2026. (Corrado, Carolyn) (Entered: 02/13/2026)

#5

Feb 13, 2026

Letter to the Court regarding need for Spanish interpreter by Jonathan F. Cadena-Gallegos (Corrado, Carolyn) (Entered: 02/13/2026)

#6

Feb 13, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Feb 13, 2026

Letter

Feb 13, 2026

A summons was not issued for one of the following reasons: No summons provided, please submit summons. The event can be found under the event Other Documents - Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (LJ)

Feb 13, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (LJ)

Feb 13, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Feb 13, 2026

Quality Control Check - Summons

#8

Feb 14, 2026

Letter

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Feb 14, 2026

1 - Terminate Hearings AND Order(Other)

Feb 14, 2026

ORDER: Respondents represent in their letter response to the Petition that "[a]ttached to this letter are the Form I-200, Warrant of Arrest, dated January 31, 2026, the Form I-862, Notice to Appear[,] and [the] Form I-220A, Order of Release on Recognizance." (ECF No. 7 .) However, Respondents failed to attach any records to their letter response, notwithstanding the Courts February 13, 2026 Order to Show Cause, which clearly and unambiguously ordered Respondents to submit "all records material to resolution of this action." (ECF No. 3.) Respondents must therefore submit these records by 10:00 a.m. today, February 14, 2026. Ordered by Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury on 2/14/2026. (JEG)

Feb 14, 2026

Order(Other)

#10

Feb 15, 2026

Letter

Feb 15, 2026

Order(Other)

Feb 15, 2026

ORDER: The Court has received Respondents' letter confirming that Petitioner was released yesterday, February 15, 2026 at approximately 2:30 p.m. (ECF No. 10 .) Although the Court's Memorandum and Order made unambiguously clear that Respondents were to "release Petitioner with all of his belongings that are in Respondents' possession, including but not limited to identification cards, clothing, and money," Respondents failed to return Petitioner's social security card and work authorization. (ECF No. 9 (emphasis added); ECF No. 10.) While the Court appreciates that counsel for Respondents has reached out to ICE with regard to return of these documents, the Court is concerned by Respondents' failure to abide by this Court's clear and unambiguous order. Respondents must therefore file a status letter by tomorrow, February 16, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., confirming that Petitioner's social security card and work authorization have been returned. Ordered by Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury on 2/15/2026. (JEG)

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Feb 16, 2026

Letter

#12

Feb 17, 2026

Letter

Feb 17, 2026

Order(Other)

Feb 17, 2026

ORDER: The Counsel for Respondents at the U.S. Attorney's Office is required to facilitate the return of the identification cards by 5:00 p.m. today and will confirm that this has been accomplished with a letter to the Court. Respondents' letter (ECF No. 11 ) indicates that counsel at the U.S. Attorney's Office simply connected agency counsel with Petitioner's counsel, which does not discharge Respondents' responsibilities. Ordered by Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury on 2/17/2026. (JEG)