District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-00757

#1

Feb 23, 2026

APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-10840454)Attorney Laxman Adhikari added to party Akashdeep Singh(pty:pet), filed by Akashdeep Singh. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit and declaration)(Adhikari, Laxman) (Entered: 02/23/2026)

#2

Feb 24, 2026

Case assigned to Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter. Text Only Entry. (echa, ) (Entered: 02/24/2026)

#3

Feb 24, 2026

Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. (echa, ) (Entered: 02/24/2026)

#4

Feb 24, 2026

MINUTE ORDER the Court ORDERS Petitioner to, no later than February 27, 2026, (1) serve Respondents with a copy of the Petition and accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Order, by e-mail and by overnight mail, and (2) promptly file proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance. Within three calendar days of service, Respondents are ORDERED TO RESPOND to the Petition and are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted. It is further ORDERED that within three calendar days of service, the parties shall complete and file the Consent/Non-Consent Form (ECF No. 3) indicating either the unanimous consent of the parties or that consent has been declined. PLEASE READ ATTACHED MINUTE ORDER. By Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter on 02/24/2026. (jrobe, ) (Entered: 02/24/2026)

#5

Feb 27, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Mailing/Service re 4 Minute Order,,, Proof of Service by Petitioner Akashdeep Singh. (Adhikari, Laxman) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

#6

Mar 10, 2026

CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Petitioner Akashdeep Singh All parties consent.. (Adhikari, Laxman) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

#7

Mar 10, 2026

Default Judgment

#8

Mar 10, 2026

CASE REASSIGNED Pursuant to 7 MOTION for Default Judgment as to Court deem Respondents failure to respond as non-opposition to the claims and allegations raised in the Petition and rule on the Petition accordingly. Case randomly reassigned to Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney. All future pleadings should be designated as 26-cv-00757-CNS. (Text Only Entry) (jrobe, ) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

#9

Mar 11, 2026

MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court is the United States Magistrate Judge's order directing Petitioner to properly serve Respondents, ECF No. 4, and Petitioner's certificate of service, ECF No. 5 . Upon review of Petitioner's certificate of service, it appears that such service suffers deficiencies. For example, service was apparently sent to an email address affiliated with the United States District Court for the District of Colorado ("newcases@cod.uscourts.gov"), see ECF No. 5 at 1, rather than any email address affiliated with Respondents. Moreover, certified mail receipts provide only first names for mail recipients, id. at 4. Accordingly, Petitioner shall file on the docket no later than Friday, March 13, 2026, adequate proof of service on Respondents. Within five calendar days of service, Respondents are ORDERED TO RESPOND to the Petition and are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted. The Court further notes that, until such proof of service is provided and Respondents have entered their appearances, Petitioner is unable to represent, as he has done so, that "all parties... CONSENT" to magistrate judge jurisdiction. ECF No. 6 at 3 (emphasis added). And absent further evidence as to the sufficiency of Petitioner's service, the Court at this time declines to rule on Petitioner's motion to take the Petition "under submission without further opportunity for response," ECF No. 7 at 1. By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 3/11/2026. Text Only Entry (cnsja, ) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

#10

Mar 11, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Mailing/Service NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDER REGARDING SERVICE AND CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Petitioner Akashdeep Singh. (Adhikari, Laxman) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

Mar 11, 2026

Minute Order

#11

Mar 18, 2026

NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Haley Dutch on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Robert Hagan, Todd Lyons, Kristi NoemAttorney Haley Dutch added to party Pamela Bondi(pty:res), Attorney Haley Dutch added to party Robert Hagan(pty:res), Attorney Haley Dutch added to party Todd Lyons(pty:res), Attorney Haley Dutch added to party Kristi Noem(pty:res) (Dutch, Haley) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

#12

Mar 20, 2026

RESPONSE by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Robert Hagan, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Dutch, Haley) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

#13

Mar 20, 2026

MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court are Petitioner's habeas petition and Respondents' response to it. See ECF Nos. 1, 12 . As Respondents acknowledge, see ECF No. 12 at 2, the issue that this case presents "is not materially different from an issue [the] Court has resolved in a prior ruling in another case," id. (citing Nava Hernandez v. Baltazar, et al., 25-cv-03094-CNS, 2025 WL 2996643 (D. Colo. Oct. 24, 2025). Indeed, Respondents acknowledge that the Court's "prior ruling on this issue would lead the Court to reach the same result here" as in that case and similar cases, given "the facts of this case are not materially distinguishable" from other cases in which the Court addressed 8 U.S.C. § 1225"s applicability, ECF No. 12 at 4. In light of these representations and the Court's prior analyses of this issue, see generally Singh v. Baltazar, 2026 WL 352870, the Court GRANTS Petitioner's petition, ECF No. 1. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents shall release Petitioner from custody immediately, but no later than within 12 hours of this Order, and may not impose any additional conditions of release or supervision beyond those he was subject to immediately prior to his recent detention. Respondents SHALL FILE a status report within THREE DAYS of this Order to certify compliance. Respondents are further ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from re-detaining Petitioner unless they demonstrate, by clear and convincing evidence at a pre-deprivation bond hearing, that Petitioner is a flight risk or danger to the community such that his physical custody is legally justified. At any such bond hearing, the government shall bear the burden of proof. The Court notes that, while Respondents argue immediate release is an inappropriate remedy, their arguments fail to persuade. Compare ECF No. 12 at 4, with Singh, 2026 WL 352870, at *6; Diallo v. Baltazar, No. 1:25-CV-3548-SKC, 2026 WL 237296, at *3 (D. Colo. Jan. 29, 2026); and Rivero v. Mina, No. 6:26-CV-66-RBD-NWH, 2026 WL 199319, at *4 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 26, 2026). Petitioner's Motion to Take Petition Under Submission Without Further Opportunity for Response, ECF No. 7, is DENIED AS MOOT. By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 3/20/2026. Text Only Entry (cnsja, ) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

#14

Mar 20, 2026

ORDER denying as moot 7 Motion for Default Judgment. See ECF No. 13. By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 3/20/2026. Text Only Entry(cnsja, ) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

Mar 20, 2026

Minute Order

Mar 20, 2026

Order on Motion for Default Judgment

#15

Mar 23, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Robert Hagan, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Dutch, Haley) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

#16

Apr 28, 2026

MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the Order, ECF No. 13, and the representations made in the Status Report, ECF No. 15, the Clerk of Court is directed to enter final judgment and close this case. Petitioner is awarded costs pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 54.1. See Daley v. Ceja, 158 F.4th 1152 (10th Cir. Nov. 3, 2025); 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a)(1). By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 4/28/2026. Text Only Entry (cnsja, ) (Entered: 04/28/2026)

#17

Apr 28, 2026

Judgment

Apr 28, 2026

Minute Order