District of Massachusetts • 1:26-cv-11407

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Mar 23, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number AMADC-11629686 Fee status: Filing Fee paid., filed by Jose Wilson Chavez Mancia. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit "A", # 2 Exhibit "B", # 3 Exhibit "C", # 4 Exhibit "D", # 5 Civil Cover Sheet, # 6 Category Form)(Norman, Nancy) (Entered: 03/23/2026)

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Mar 24, 2026

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. District Judge Julia E. Kobick assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson. (LBO) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

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Mar 24, 2026

General Order 19-02, dated June 1, 2019 regarding Public Access to Immigration Cases Restricted by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c). (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

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Mar 24, 2026

District Judge Julia E. Kobick: ORDER CONCERNING SERVICE OF PETITION AND STAY OR TRANSFER OF REMOVAL entered.The answer or responsive pleading is due no later than March 31, 2026. (Attachment(s): # 1 *SEALED* Appendix) (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

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Mar 24, 2026

Copies of the following were mailed to Pam Bondi, Leah B. Foley, David Wesling and Joseph D. McDonald on 3/24/2026: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) and 4 Order Concerning Service of Petition and Stay or Transfer of Removal (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

Mar 24, 2026

Notice of Case Assignment

Mar 24, 2026

Copy Mailed

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Mar 25, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Mar 25, 2026

Answer/Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus - 2241

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Mar 26, 2026

District Judge Julia E. Kobick: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Petitioner Jose Wilson Chavez Mancia, a citizen of El Salvador, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on March 23, 2026 seeking his immediate release. ECF 1, ¶¶ 5, 23. In March 2023, at the age of fifteen, he entered the United States as an unaccompanied minor. Id. ¶ 5; see ECF 1-1. Chavez Mancia applied for asylum with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in September 2024 and is currently a junior at Chelsea High School. ECF 1, ¶¶ 6, 9, 16, 18; ECF 1-2; see ECF 1-3. On March 20, 2026, after being charged for trespass in Cheslea District Court, he was arrested and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). ECF 1, ¶¶ 7-8, 16; ECF 1-4. He remains in ICE custody detained at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Massachusetts. ECF 1, ¶¶ 4, 12.The respondents argue that Chavez Mancia is lawfully detained as an applicant for admission under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b). They acknowledge, however, that “the legal issues presented in the Petition are similar to those recently addressed by this Court in” Gomes v. Hyde, 804 F. Supp. 3d 265 (D. Mass. 2025), dos Santos v. Noem, No. 25-cv-12052-JEK, 2025 WL 2370988 (D. Mass. Aug. 14, 2025), and Sampiao v. Hyde, 799 F. Supp. 3d 14 (D. Mass. 2025). ECF 7, at 1. In those cases, this Court held that 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a)—not Section 1225(b)—governed the petitioner’s detention. Gomes, 804 F. Supp. 3d at 276; dos Santos, 2025 WL 2370988, at *7; Sampiao, 799 F. Supp. 3d at 28. The respondents contend that “[s]hould the Court follow its reasoning in Gomes, dos Santos, and Sampiao, it would reach the same result here.” ECF 7, at 1. The Court agrees and therefore concludes that Section 1226(a), not Section 1225(b), governs Chavez Mancia’s detention.Noncitizens like Chavez Mancia “detained under Section 1226(a) have the right to request a bond hearing before an Immigration Judge, at which the government bears the burden to prove that continued detention is justified.” Sampiao, 799 F. Supp. 3d at 19-20. Bond may be denied only if the government “either (1) prove[s] by clear and convincing evidence that [the noncitizen] poses a danger to the community or (2) prove[s] by a preponderance of the evidence that [the noncitizen] poses a flight risk.” Hernandez-Lara v. Lyons, 10 F.4th 19, 41 (1st Cir. 2021).For the foregoing reasons, Chavez Mancia’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, ECF 1, is GRANTED. The respondents are ORDERED to provide him with a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 5 days of this Order. The respondents are further ORDERED to file a status report on or before April 1, 2026, notifying the Court whether Chavez Mancia has been granted bond and released or, if his request for bond was denied, providing the reasons for that denial. (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

Mar 26, 2026

Order

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Apr 01, 2026

Status Report

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Apr 02, 2026

Judgment