Northern District of Illinois • 1:25-cv-12741

#1

Oct 17, 2025

PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Diego Ijom Matom against Pamela Bondi, Department of Homeland Security, Warden Doe, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Russell Hott, KRISTI NOEM Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-24215915. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Herrera, Kevin) (Entered: 10/17/2025)

#2

Oct 17, 2025

PETITION ; Corrected File (Herrera, Kevin) (Entered: 10/17/2025)

#3

Oct 17, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The Petitioner has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition challenging his detention in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security. Respondent is ordered to respond to the habeas petition by 10/31/2025. The Petitioner shall reply by 11/07/2025. In addition, Respondent shall make a preliminary filing by 10/21/2025 stating: (1) whether the Petitioner was located in the Northern District of Illinois at the time this case was filed; (2) the current status of the Petitioner's immigration proceedings; (3) the Petitioner's current location and proper Respondent based on that location; and (4) the government's view on whether the recent decision in Castaon Nava v. DHS, No. 18 C 3757 (N.D. Ill) (R. 214) (addressing a consent decree) has any effect on the habeas petition in this case. 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. This case is set for an in-person status hearing on 10/22/2025 at 9:15 a.m. (rbf, ) (Entered: 10/17/2025)

Oct 17, 2025

CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (lw, )

Oct 17, 2025

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Keri L. Holleb Hotaling. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category Two). (lw, )

#4

Oct 18, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The Petitioner alleges in the habeas petition that he is covered by the Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE) program due to his activity organizing workers at his employer's factory. (R. 2 at 5-6. He further asserts that DHS previously communicated to him that he was not subject to removal pursuant to prosecutorial discretion. R. 2 at 6. In addition to the topics identified in the order of 10/17/2025, R. 3, the government's preliminary filing due on 10/21/2025, shall address what impact, if any, those allegations have on this case (the Court understands that the upcoming filing is preliminary in nature, and not the full government response). Emailed notice (Chang, Edmond) (Entered: 10/18/2025)

#5

Oct 18, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: To make a public record, the order entered at R. 4 will be emailed to the government counsel listed in R. 3, as will this docket entry. Emailed notice (Chang, Edmond) (Entered: 10/18/2025)

#6

Oct 19, 2025

AMENDED Petition for Habeas Corpus with Exhibits (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibits A, B, C to Petition)(Herrera, Kevin) (Entered: 10/19/2025)

#8

Oct 20, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Despite the automatically entered posting of R. 7, this case is not stayed and current schedules stand. Emailed notice (mw, ) (Entered: 10/20/2025)

#13

Oct 26, 2025

Dismiss