Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00441

#1

Mar 12, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, receipt number APAWDC-9424814), filed by Victor Sanchez Quiroz. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit F, # 8 Exhibit G, # 9 Exhibit H, # 10 Exhibit I, # 11 Certificate of Service COS for Exhibits A - I) (Rogers, Peter) Modified to delete duplicate text on 3/13/2026. (keh) Civil Cover Sheet removed from public view and refiled at 4 . Modified text on 3/13/2026. (keh) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

#2

Mar 12, 2026

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Victor Sanchez Quiroz. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order TRO Proposed Order) (Rogers, Peter). Added MOTION for Preliminary Injunction on 3/13/2026 (keh) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

#3

Mar 12, 2026

BRIEF in Support re 2 Motion for TRO filed by Victor Sanchez Quiroz. (Rogers, Peter) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

#4

Mar 13, 2026

Civil Cover Sheet re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Corrected Civil Cover Sheet by Victor Sanchez Quiroz. (Rogers, Peter) (Entered: 03/13/2026)

#5

Mar 13, 2026

AFFIDAVIT of Service for Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus with Exhibits A-I, Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction with Proposed Order and Memorandum in Support of Motion for TRO served on Office of the United States Attorney - Pittsburgh on 03/13/2026, filed by Victor Sanchez Quiroz. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proof of Service) (Rogers, Peter) (Entered: 03/13/2026)

#6

Mar 13, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by V. Joseph Sonson on behalf of PAMELA BONDI, TODD LYONS, BRIAN MCSHANE, KRISTI NOEM, LEONARD ODDO. (Sonson, V.) (Entered: 03/13/2026)

Mar 13, 2026

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. ERROR: Incorrect county of residence in Section I(b) of Civil Cover Sheet. CORRECTION: Filer to submit a corrected civil cover sheet by using the Civil Cover Sheet event, linking it to the initial pleading. (keh)

Mar 13, 2026

Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan added. (dmh)

Mar 13, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE OF CORRECTION re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, 3 Brief in Support of Motion. ERRORS: Attorney signature does not comply with requirements (missing bar ID number). Multiple relief motion filed requesting only one relief. Party names entered incorrectly on docket. CORRECTION FOR FUTURE FILINGS: Attorney directed to comply with all requirements of LCvR 5.2(B) in all future filings. Filer to select all relief types sought when filing the Motion event. Clerk added Motion for Preliminary Injunction to 2, Attorney is directed to enter party names correctly in all future filings. See the party naming conventions manual on the Court's website at https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/attorneys. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NO FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THESE ERRORS. (keh)

#7

Mar 16, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Petitioner's counsel shall serve Respondents with a copy of this Order and the Petition via e-mail, as specified, and file a notice of compliance. Respondents' counsel shall file a notice of appearance within 3 days of the filing of Petitioner's Certificate of Compliance of Service. Respondents shall file any responses or answers to the petition within 7 days of the date of service. Petitioner's reply is due within 5 days of Respondents' response. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 3/16/2026. (pak) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

#8

Mar 16, 2026

ORDER DENYING 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order for lack of jurisdiction. Petitioner, a native of Mexico, is currently detained at Moshannon Valley Correctional Center, and seeks to enjoin Respondent(s) from transferring him to another detention facility. Congress has vested the Secretary of Homeland Security and his/her delegates, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with the authority to detain aliens pending a decision on their removal proceedings. 8 U.S.C. §§ 1231(a)(2), 1226(a), (c)(1). And Congress has vested the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with the discretion to set the place of detention. 8 U.S.C. § 1231(g)(1); Sinclair v. Att'y Gen., 198 F. App'x 218, 222 n.3 (3d Cir. 2006) (collecting cases). Within DHS' discretion is the authority to transfer aliens from one detention center to another. Calla-Collado v. Att'y Gen., 663 F.3d 680, 685 (3d Cir. 2011). Reading § 1231(g)(1) together with Congress's limitations in 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) on federal district courts' jurisdiction to review discretionary actions by DHS, federal district courts have concluded that they lack jurisdiction to review DHS' decisions under § 1231. See, e.g., Jane v. Rodriguez, No. 20-5922, 2020 WL 10140953, *1-2 (D.N.J. May 22, 2020) (citing cases). Nor does the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, provide the Court with jurisdiction to enjoin transfer. Barrios v. Att'y Gen., 452 F. App'x 196, 198 (3d Cir. 2011) (jurisdiction-stripping provision in section § 1252(g) of INA, which is identical to jurisdiction-stripping language of §1252(a)(2)(B)(ii), is not superseded by All Writs Act). Consistent with this authority, this Court concludes that it lacks jurisdiction to enjoin Petitioner's transfer. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner's 2 Motion is DENIED. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 3/16/2026. 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: 03/16/2026)

Mar 16, 2026

Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for TRO

Mar 23, 2026

Order for Administrative Case Closing