Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00370

#1

Mar 04, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, receipt number APAWDC-9404827), filed by PEDRO TORRES. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A - Signed Asylum Application, # 3 Exhibit B - Pedro Segundo Torres_Approval Notice, # 4 Exhibit C - Pedro Segundo Torres_Receipt Notice) (Pillai, Sunu) (Entered: 03/04/2026)

#2

Mar 05, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Shareda P. Coleman on behalf of PEDRO TORRES. (Coleman, Shareda) (Entered: 03/05/2026)

#3

Mar 05, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

#4

Mar 05, 2026

BRIEF in Support re 3 Motion for TRO filed by PEDRO TORRES. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Pedro Segundo Torres_Approval Notice, # 2 Exhibit B - Pedro Segundo Torres_Receipt Notice, # 3 Exhibit C - Pedro Segundo Torres_NTPSA Membership) (Pillai, Sunu) (Entered: 03/05/2026)

#5

Mar 05, 2026

DECLARATION of Sunu M. Pillai Regarding Notice of Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order by PEDRO TORRES. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Pillai, Sunu) (Entered: 03/05/2026)

Mar 05, 2026

Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan added. (ert)

#6

Mar 06, 2026

Case Management Order

#7

Mar 06, 2026

ORDER re 3 Motion for TRO filed by PEDRO TORRES. Respondents' brief in response to the 3 motion shall be due at the same time as their response to the petition under the 6 Case Management Order - within 30 days of service of the petition. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 3/6/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

#8

Mar 06, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Compliance re 6 Case Management Order,, by Sunu M. Pillai on behalf of PEDRO TORRES (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Pillai, Sunu) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

Mar 06, 2026

Order

#9

Mar 10, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Jeffrey R. Bengel on behalf of PAMELA JO BONDI, TODD M. LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, LEONARD ODDO, MICHAEL T. ROSE. (Bengel, Jeffrey) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

#10

Mar 18, 2026

NOTICE of Substitution of Attorney Appearance by Michael Leo Ivory on behalf of PAMELA JO BONDI, TODD M. LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, LEONARD ODDO, MICHAEL T. ROSE. Attorney Jeffrey R. Bengel terminated. (Ivory, Michael) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

#11

Apr 03, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Kruti B. Patel on behalf of PEDRO TORRES. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (Patel, Kruti) (Entered: 04/03/2026)

Apr 03, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE OF CORRECTION re 11 Notice of Appearance. ERROR: Attorney entered appearance without associating themselves with the corresponding party. CORRECTION FOR FUTURE FILINGS: Attorney directed to add themselves as attorney for their represented party during filing process. Failure to do so will result in not receiving NEF receipts of filed documents. Clerk of Court added attorney to corresponding party. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THE FILING AT ISSUE. (ert)

#12

Apr 06, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, and 3 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order filed by PAMELA JO BONDI, TODD M. LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, LEONARD ODDO, MICHAEL T. ROSE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6) (Ivory, Michael) Modified text on 4/7/2026 to add linkage. (rjr) (Entered: 04/06/2026)

#13

Apr 13, 2026

REPLY BRIEF re 3 Motion for TRO and Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by PEDRO TORRES. (Pillai, Sunu) (Entered: 04/13/2026)

#14

Apr 14, 2026

Errata re 12 Response to Habeas Petition, by PAMELA JO BONDI, TODD M. LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, LEONARD ODDO, MICHAEL T. ROSE. Reason for Correction: Redacted Exs. 2-5. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 3, # 2 Exhibit 4, # 3 Exhibit 5) (Ivory, Michael) (Entered: 04/14/2026)

#15

Apr 28, 2026

ORDER. For the reasons stated in Villagrez v. Bondi, et al., No. 26-72, 2026 WL 545380 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 26, 2026) (Ranjan, J.), the Court GRANTS the 1 habeas petition. Additionally, to the extent that the government argues that the presence of 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5)(A) subjects Petitioner to mandatory detention, the Court disagrees. See Qasemi v. Francis, No. 25-CV-10029 (LJL), 2025 WL 3654098, at *1011, 13 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 17, 2025) (finding that Section 1182(d)(5)(A)'s language of "returned to the custody from which he was paroled" refers to DHS's control over Petitioner, not the prior detention status to which Petitioner was subjected to at an earlier time). The Court ISSUES the writ, on these terms. (1) Respondents shall cause Petitioner to be taken to a neutral immigration judge of the Executive Office of Immigration Review for an individualized bond hearing to occur within 30 days of this order, or else release Petitioner by such date. (2) Respondents shall ensure that such a hearing include the required due process, i.e., at a minimum, factfinding based on a record produced before the decisionmaker and disclosed to Petitioner; an opportunity to make arguments on the Petitioner's behalf; and the right to an individualized determination of Petitioner's interests. See Ghanem v. Warden Essex Cnty. Corr. Facility, No. 21-1908, 2022 WL 574624, at *2 (3d Cir. Feb. 25, 2022). (3) Petitioner shall be responsible for securing the necessary transcripts and record of the bond hearing. The Court further finds that Respondents' position was substantially justified in this case, so no fees shall be awarded. The Clerk of Court shall administratively CLOSE this case. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 4/28/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 04/28/2026)

#16

Apr 28, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT, entered consistent with the above order (ECF 15). Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 4/28/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 04/28/2026)

Apr 28, 2026

Order

Apr 28, 2026

Judgment (Rule 58)