District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-01614

Arias Alonzo v. Francis

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Case Information

Filed: February 18, 2026
Assigned to: Susan Davis Wigenton
Referred to:
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa
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Last Activity: March 06, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Feb 09, 2026
FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT - SIGNATURE ERROR - CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Haskos, Steven) Modified on 2/10/2026 (vf). (Entered: 02/09/2026)
Main Document: FILING
#2
Feb 10, 2026
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Haskos, Steven) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
Main Document: CIVIL
#3
Feb 10, 2026
PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. (Filing Fee $ 5.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32392560) Document filed by Santiago Arias Alonzo..(Haskos, Steven) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
Main Document: PETITION
#4
Feb 10, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1.Respondents show cause why the Petition should not be granted by February 17, 2026. 2.Petitioner have an opportunity to reply by February 19, 2026. 3.The parties APPEAR before this Court for a hearing on the petition on Friday, February 20, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom 906 of the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, New York 10007. 4.Pending consideration of the Petition, Respondents are hereby RESTRAINED from transferring the Petitioner out of the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, or District of New Jersey and, relatedly, the United States of America. By February 11, 2026, Petitioner's counsel is directed (1) to serve Respondents with a copy of the Petition, along with a copy of this Order, by overnight mail or hand-delivery to the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York at 86 Chambers Street, New York, NY, and by electronic delivery to jeffrey.oestericher@usdoj.gov, pierre.armand@usdoj.gov, christine.poscablo@usdoj.gov, and brandon.waterman@usdoj.gov; and (2) to promptly file proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance. SO ORDERED. Show Cause Hearing set for 2/20/2026 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 906, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Margaret M. Garnett. Show Cause Response due by 2/17/2026. (Replies due by 2/19/2026.) (Signed by Judge Margaret M. Garnett on 2/10/2026) (kv) (Entered: 02/10/2026)
Main Document: ORDER
Feb 10, 2026
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Steven Haskos to RE-FILE Document No. 1 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): Form is not signed. Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct PDF. (vf)
Feb 10, 2026
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL. CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Steven Haskos. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: County code Albany; Fee Status code due (due);. The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the County code has been modified to New York; the Fee Status code has been modified to pd (paid);. (pc)
Feb 10, 2026
Case Designated ECF. (pc)
Feb 10, 2026
Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (pc)
Feb 10, 2026
CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Margaret M. Garnett. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(pc)
Feb 10, 2026
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO FILE CIVIL INITIAL PLEADING. Notice to Attorney Steven Haskos to electronically file the initial pleading in this case. Failure to file the initial pleading may result in the dismissal of the case pursuant to Amended Standing Order 15-mc-00131. Initial Pleading due by 2/17/2026. (vf)
Feb 10, 2026
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Steven Haskos. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: LaDeon Francis, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Pamela Bondi, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error; party name was entered in all caps; party role was entered incorrectly; party text was omitted;. (pc)
#5
Feb 11, 2026
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Habeas Corpus petition, court scheduling order served on LaDeon Francis; Todd Lyons; Kristi Noem; Pamela Bondi; DHS on 02/11/2026. Service was made by MAIL (and email). Document filed by Santiago Arias Alonzo..(Haskos, Steven) (Entered: 02/11/2026)
Main Document: CERTIFICATE
#6
Feb 17, 2026
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Brandon Matthew Waterman on behalf of Pamela Bondi, LaDeon Francis, Kristi Noem, Todd Lyons, U.S. Department of Homeland Security..(Waterman, Brandon) (Entered: 02/17/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
#7
Feb 17, 2026
PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Pamela Bondi, LaDeon Francis, Kristi Noem, Todd Lyons, U.S. Department of Homeland Security..(Waterman, Brandon) (Entered: 02/17/2026)
Main Document: PROPOSED
#8
Feb 17, 2026
STIPULATION AND ORDER OF TRANSFER OF VENUE: IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the parties, that this action shall be and hereby is transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and that the seven-day waiting period in Local Civil Rule 83. l is waived. The parties further agree to the continued imposition of the Court's restriction on transfer pending further order of the transferee court. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Margaret M. Garnett on 2/17/2026) (jca) (Entered: 02/17/2026)
Main Document: STIPULATION
#9
Feb 18, 2026
Certified Copy of Transfer Order and docket received, Case transferred in from District of New York Southern; Case Number 1:26-cv-01097. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. (Entered: 02/18/2026)
Main Document: Case Transferred In - District Court Transfer
Feb 18, 2026
Case Assigned to Judge Susan D. Wigenton. (ps)
Feb 18, 2026
Case Assigned/Reassigned
Feb 19, 2026
Text Order
#11
Feb 23, 2026
Substitution of Attorney
Main Document: Substitution of Attorney
#12
Feb 23, 2026
Letter
Main Document: Letter
#13
Mar 01, 2026
Letter
Main Document: Letter
#14
Mar 06, 2026
Order
Main Document: Order
Mar 06, 2026
Terminate Civil Case

Parties

Arias Alonzo
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Francis
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