District of Rhode Island • 1:26-cv-00126

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Mar 02, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5.00 receipt number ARIDC-2249250.), filed by Nzinga Domingos Pascoal. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Bremer, Hans) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

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Mar 02, 2026

Appear Pro Hac Vice

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Mar 02, 2026

ORDER re: 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Nzinga Domingos Pascoal. To give the Court time to consider the pending petition, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the petitioner shall not be moved outside the District of Rhode Island without providing the Court with at least 72 hours advance notice of the move and the reason therefore. Any such 72-hour notice period shall commence at the date and time such notice is filed and expire 72 hours later, except [i]f the period would end on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the same time on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(2)(C). So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 3/2/2026. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

Mar 02, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Mar 02, 2026

Case assigned to District Judge Mary S. McElroy and Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)

Mar 03, 2026

TEXT ORDER granting 3 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Enxhi Qirici. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 3/3/2026. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)

Mar 03, 2026

TEXT ORDER: The Government shall respond to 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus on or before 3/10/2026. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 3/3/2026. (Potter, Carrie)

Mar 03, 2026

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Mar 03, 2026

Order

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Mar 05, 2026

Response in Opposition

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Mar 11, 2026

Notice of Appearance

Mar 11, 2026

TEXT ORDER. Before the Court is Nzinga Domingos Pascoal's petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (ECF No. 1 .) Upon review, the Court agrees with the Government's response that this case presents the same legal issues considered in Tomas Elias v. Hyde, 25-cv-540-JJM-AEM, and the Court reaches the same result here. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS the Petitioner's habeas petition (ECF No. 1 .) The Government is ORDERED to provide Mr. Domingos Pascoal with a bond hearing before an Immigration Judgment pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) no sooner than 14 days from the date of this order. The Government is ordered to provide Mr. Domingos Pascoal and his attorney with adequate notice of the date and time of that hearing. Further, the Court ORDERS the Government to release the Petitioner immediately pending the bond hearing. The Court permits the Petitioner's transfer to effectuate his release and the return of his property. The Government shall set minimal release conditions that will reasonably assure the Petitioner's appearance at the bond hearing. Finally, the Court ORDERS the Government to file a status report within five days of the Petitioners bond hearing, stating whether he has been granted bond and, if his request for bond was denied, the specific reasons for that denial. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 3/11/2026. (Potter, Carrie)

Mar 11, 2026

Order on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus