Middle District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00518

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Mar 02, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, Receipt Number 7303227), filed by Maisam Ali. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A - ICE Locator, # 3 Exhibit B - Respondent's Notice to Appear, # 4 Exhibit C - I-213, # 5 Exhibit D - I-589 Asylum Application, # 6 Exhibit E - Order Bond Denial) (ea) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

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Mar 02, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - the Court finds the following and ORDERS: 1. Ali filed the instant petition on March 2, 2026, requesting that he be released from custody at the Pike County Correctional Center in Lords Valley, Pennsylvania or that Respondents Warden of the Pike County Correctional Center, David ONeill, Kristi Noem, Pamela Bondi, and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (together Respondents) provide an immediate bond. (Doc. 1). 2. According to Ali, Respondents are detaining him and denying him a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A), which provides that noncitizens who entered the United States without admission or parole are subject to detention. (Doc. 1, at 1-2). 3. Ali avers that because he has been residing in the United States for nearly three years, he can only be detained under § 1226, under which he is entitled to a bond hearing. (Doc. 1, at 4, 6). 4. Courts in the Third Circuit have found that § 1226, not § 1225(b)(2)(A), applies to noncitizens who previously entered the country and have been residing in the United States for an extended period of time prior to being apprehended and placed in removal proceedings. 5. Courts in the Third Circuit have further found that noncitizens detained pursuant to § 1226 are generally entitled to a bond hearing. 6. Ali shall make immediate and proper service of the petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) and this Order on Respondents. 7. Respondents shall not transfer Ali without further order of this Court. 8. Respondents shall file a response to Alis petition on or before THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026. 9. Ali shall file his traverse on or before MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026. If he does not intend to file a traverse, counsel shall notify the Court as such, by email to judge_mehalchick@pamd.uscourts.gov with copy to all counsel of record. Show Cause Response due by 3/5/2026. Signed by Honorable Karoline Mehalchick on 3/2/2026. (cw) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

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Mar 02, 2026

PETITION FOR SPECIAL ADMISSION (PRO HAC VICE) by David Bercovitch on behalf of Maisam Ali Attorney David Bercovitch is seeking special admission Filing fee $ 50, receipt number APAMDC-7303898.. (Bercovitch, David) (Entered: 03/02/2026)