District of Maine • 1:26-cv-00152

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Mar 21, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus(filed at 4:47 p.m.), filed by KAYO GARCIA DE MELO. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1- Order of Release On Recognizance, # 2 Exhibit 2- Notice To Appear)(mjlt) (Entered: 03/21/2026)

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Mar 21, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET. (mjlt) (Entered: 03/21/2026)

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Mar 21, 2026

EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING STAY OF TRANSFER OR REMOVAL By JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR. (mjlt) (Entered: 03/21/2026)

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Mar 21, 2026

CERTIFICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Alina Voronov filed by MATTHEW D. MORGAN on behalf of KAYO GARCIA DE MELO (Filing fee $ 200.) The District of Maine is a CM/ECF NextGen Court. If PHV counsel has not previously been granted electronic filing rights with the District of Maine, PHV counsel will now need to submit a PRO HAC VICE request in this District via PACER at www.pacer.uscourts.gov (mjlt) (Entered: 03/21/2026)

Mar 21, 2026

Set Deadlines : $5.00 Filing Fee due by 3/23/26. Counsel must call the Clerk's Office to pay the fee via credit card as it cannot be paid via Pay.Gov. (mjlt)

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Mar 23, 2026

NOTICE of Hearing: A telephonic hearing has been scheduled and the parties have been or will be provided the Court's call-in information. Conference of Counsel set for 3/24/2026 10:00 AM by Telephone before JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK JR. (jam) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

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Mar 23, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by CRAIG M. WOLFF on behalf of All Defendants (WOLFF, CRAIG) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

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Mar 23, 2026

NOTICE of APPROVAL by Clerk's Office re 4 Certification for Admission Pro Hac Vice. Attorney ALINA VORONOV for KAYO GARCIA DE MELO added to this specific case only. Maine has transitioned to the NextGen ECF filing system; therefore, to complete the admissions process, Attorney ALINA VORONOV must register for a PACER account and/or request the appropriate e-filing rights in the District of Maine via PACER at www.pacer.uscourts.gov by 3/26/2026. NOTE: Counsel appearing Pro Hac Vice MUST click on the PRO HAC VICE link when requesting e-filing rights via PACER. For more details on NextGen/PACER go to our website at www.med.uscourts.gov. (slg) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

Mar 23, 2026

Filing Fee Received from KAYO GARCIA DE MELO: Amount Paid: $205.00. Receipt Number: 995. Method of Payment: Credit Card. Purpose of Payment: Filing Fee & Pro Hac Fee. Date Paid: 3/23/2026 (mmy)

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Mar 24, 2026

Minute Entry for proceedings held before JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR: Conference of Counsel held. (Court Reporter: Tammy Martell) (jam) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

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Mar 24, 2026

Order to Answer

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Mar 26, 2026

RESPONSE in Opposition re 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by PAMELA BONDI, MATTHEW HLADIK, TODD LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, SIRCE OWEN, TERESA RILEY, RODNEY SCOTT, DERRICK STAMPER, DAVID WESLING. Reply due by 4/9/2026. (WOLFF, CRAIG) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

Mar 26, 2026

Reset Deadlines as to 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus per Order No. 9: Reply due by 4/3/2026. (jam)

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Mar 31, 2026

Unopposed MOTION to Partially Lift No-Transfer Order by PAMELA BONDI, MATTHEW HLADIK, TODD LYONS, KRISTI NOEM, SIRCE OWEN, TERESA RILEY, RODNEY SCOTT, DERRICK STAMPER, DAVID WESLING Responses due by 4/21/2026. (WOLFF, CRAIG) (Entered: 03/31/2026)

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Apr 01, 2026

ORDER On March 31, 2026, Respondents filed an unopposed motion to partially lift the Court's March 21, 2026 no-transfer order (ECF No. 3), which the Court extended in the Court's March 24, 2026 order to show cause (ECF No. 9). Respondents request, and Petitioner does not oppose, the Court amend its no-transfer order to allow them to move Petitioner from his current detention site at CBP's Fort Fairfield Station facility to a long-term ERO facility in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Rhode Island. Respondents attest that the ERO facilities are equipped to handle longer-term detention of individuals pending a hearing before an Immigration Judge. Based on those representations, the Petitioner's acquiescence, and Respondents' confirmation that Petitioner will not be moved outside of one of these states without further order of this Court and that transferring Petitioner will not disturb the Court's continuing jurisdiction over this matter, the Court GRANTS Respondents' unopposed motion to partially lift the no-transfer order (ECF No. 11). The Court therefore ORDERS Respondents not to remove Kayo Garcia De Melo from the jurisdiction of the United States or transfer him to a judicial district outside that of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Rhode Island. If it is necessary for Mr. Garcia De Melo to attend a bond hearing before an Immigration Judge while in Respondents' custody, Respondents must bring him before an Immigration Judge sitting inside one these four authorized judicial districts. Respondents may not transfer Mr. Garcia De Melo outside these four judicial districts. Lastly, the Court ORDERS Respondents to provide Mr. Garcia De Melo reasonable access to counsel during his period of detention re 11 Motion to Partially Lift the No-Transfer Order By JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR. (jam) (Entered: 04/01/2026)

Apr 01, 2026

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief 1

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Apr 03, 2026

REPLY to Response to Motion re 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by KAYO GARCIA DE MELO. (VORONOV, ALINA) (Entered: 04/03/2026)

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Apr 06, 2026

ORDER ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS granting 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus By JUDGE JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR. (CCS) (Entered: 04/06/2026)

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Apr 06, 2026

Judgment