District of Minnesota • 0:26-cv-01898

Vega Bravo v. Bondi

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Case Information

Filed: March 17, 2026
Assigned to: Jerry W. Blackwell
Referred to: Dulce J. Foster
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 08:1101 Immigration and Nationality Act
Completed: March 20, 2026
Last Activity: March 26, 2026
Parties: View All Parties →

Docket Entries

#1
Mar 17, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (filing fee $ 5, receipt number AMNDC-12794795) filed by Carlos Leonel Vega Bravo. No summons requested. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Nikolai, Mary) (Entered: 03/17/2026)
Main Document: PETITION
#2
Mar 17, 2026
(Text-Only) CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Judge Jerry W. Blackwell per Civil (3rd, 4th - Prisoner: Alien Detainee Habeas) list, referred to Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster. Please use case number 26-cv-1898 JWB/DJF.Notice: All Nongovernmental Corporate Parties must file a Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (ACH) (Entered: 03/17/2026)
#3
Mar 17, 2026
(Text-Only) ORDER PRECLUDING REMOVAL. Pending resolution of this matter, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondents-along with their officers, agents, employees, and all persons acting in concert with them-shall not remove, transfer, or otherwise facilitate the removal of Petitioner from the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota pending further order of this Court. If Petitioner has been removed from the District of Minnesota, Respondent must immediately return Petitioner. A briefing schedule will follow. Ordered by Judge Jerry W. Blackwell on 3/17/2026 at 10:38 a.m. (CRD) (Entered: 03/17/2026)
#4
Mar 17, 2026
ORDER FOR RESPONSE AND ENJOINING REMOVAL FROM THE STATE. (See Order for Complete Details.) Signed by Judge Jerry W. Blackwell on 3/17/2026 at 10:38 a.m. (CRD) (Entered: 03/17/2026)
Main Document: Order/Notice to Attorney
#5
Mar 17, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Isihara on behalf of Pamela Bondi, David Easterwood, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Isihara, Matthew) (Entered: 03/17/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
Mar 17, 2026
Order/Notice to Attorney
#6
Mar 19, 2026
RESPONSE re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Response to Habeas Petition filed by Pamela Bondi, David Easterwood, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s))(Isihara, Matthew) (Entered: 03/19/2026)
Main Document: RESPONSE
#7
Mar 20, 2026
Memorandum & Opinion
Main Document: Memorandum & Opinion
#8
Mar 20, 2026
REPLY re 6 Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Carlos Leonel Vega Bravo.(Nikolai, Mary) (Entered: 03/20/2026)
Main Document: REPLY
#9
Mar 20, 2026
Judgment (Clerk's Office Only)
Main Document: Judgment (Clerk's Office Only)
#10
Mar 26, 2026
(Text-Only) TEXT ORDER. Respondents were ordered on March 20, 2026, to file an update regarding Petitioner's release within 48 hours. (Doc. No. 7 at 9.) Respondents have not done so. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondents must comply with the Court's Order immediately and file a letter by no later than 12:00 p.m. on March 27, 2026, showing cause why they should not be held in contempt for violating the Court's Order. Ordered by Judge Jerry W. Blackwell on 3/26/2026 at 11:04 a.m. (CRD) (Entered: 03/26/2026)
#11
Mar 26, 2026
STATUS REPORT Status Update by Pamela Bondi, David Easterwood, Todd M. Lyons. (Isihara, Matthew) (Entered: 03/26/2026)
Main Document: STATUS
#12
Mar 26, 2026
LETTER TO DISTRICT JUDGE by Pamela Bondi, David Easterwood, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem . (Isihara, Matthew) (Entered: 03/26/2026)
Main Document: LETTER
Mar 26, 2026
Order/Notice to Attorney