Northern District of Illinois • 1:26-cv-01739

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Feb 17, 2026

COMPLAINT filed by Ranzhin KHAIDAPOV; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24733907., PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Ranzhin KHAIDAPOV against All Defendants Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-24733907. (Helt, Christopher) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 17, 2026

ORDER: Local Rule 3.1 requires at the time of filing a case, plaintiff's counsel, or if the case is filed pro se, the plaintiff shall file with the original papers a completed designation sheet (civil cover sheet). No civil cover sheet was submitted at the time of filing this matter. Ranzhin KHAIDAPOV is directed to file the Civil Cover Sheet within 14 days of this notification. Signed by the Executive Committee. (jks, ) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 17, 2026

CIVIL Cover Sheet (Helt, Christopher) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 17, 2026

MOTION by Plaintiff Ranzhin KHAIDAPOV for temporary restraining order PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION TO PREVENT TRANSFER OUTSIDE NDIL AND TO REQUIRE AN EXPEDITED INA § 236(a) BOND HEARING (Helt, Christopher) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

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Feb 17, 2026

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis: Petitioner has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition challenging his present detention in ICE custody. Respondent is ordered to respond to the habeas corpus petition by 2/20/26. Petitioner shall reply by 2/23/26. In addition, Respondent shall make a preliminary filing by 2/20/26 stating: (1) whether Petitioner was located in the Northern District of Illinois at the time this case was filed; (2) the current status of Petitioner's immigration proceedings; and (3) Petitioner's current location and proper Respondent based on that location. Pursuant to the Court's authority under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, the Government is ordered not to remove Petitioner from the jurisdiction of the United States and not to transfer him to any federal judicial district other than those in the States of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin. A.A.R.P. v. Trump, 145 S. Ct. 1364, 1369 (2025) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a)) ("[T]he Government represented on the record in federal court that it reserved the right to remove detainees after midnight. We had the power to issue injunctive relief to prevent irreparable harm to the applicants and to preserve our jurisdiction over the matter."); United States v. United Mine Workers of Am., 330 U.S. 258, 293 (1947) ("The District Court had the power to preserve existing conditions while it was determining its own authority to grant injunctive relief.") If the Petitioner is already, as of the posting of this order, located outside of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin but within the United States, or is in the midst of transportation outside of those States to another State, then this bar on transfer does not require the immediate return of the Petitioner as long as Respondent intends to hold Petitioner within the United States. Instead, the parties and the Court will address the issue after the Respondent makes the preliminary filing. The Clerk shall email a copy of this order to Tom Walsh, Chief of the Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Craig Oswald, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, and Joshua Press, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois. Mailed notice. (sxh, ) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

Feb 17, 2026

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (jks, )

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Feb 18, 2026

DESIGNATION of Craig Arthur Oswald as U.S. Attorney for Defendants Pam Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in his official capacity, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olsen (Oswald, Craig) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

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Feb 18, 2026

DESIGNATION of Joshua Samuel Press as U.S. Attorney for Defendants Pam Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in his official capacity, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olsen (Press, Joshua) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

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Feb 18, 2026

DESIGNATION of Geoffrey Park Gilpin as U.S. Attorney for Defendants Pam Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in his official capacity, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olsen (Gilpin, Geoffrey) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

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Feb 18, 2026

DESIGNATION of Temilade Oduala as U.S. Attorney for Defendants Pam Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in his official capacity, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olsen (Oduala, Temilade) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

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Feb 26, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

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Feb 26, 2026

Order

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Feb 26, 2026

Judgment - AO450