Northern District of Illinois • 1:25-cv-12899

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Oct 22, 2025

PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Juan Velez Flores against Pamela Bondi, Samuel Olson Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-24237044. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1: Miguel v. Noem, et al, # 2 Exhibit 2: V.U. v. Smith, et al)(Cobb, Erin) (Entered: 10/22/2025)

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Oct 22, 2025

CIVIL Cover Sheet (Cobb, Erin) (Entered: 10/22/2025)

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Oct 22, 2025

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Juan Velez Flores by Erin Christine Cobb (Cobb, Erin) (Entered: 10/22/2025)

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Oct 22, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Robert Blakey: Petitioner has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition challenging his present detention in ICE custody, see 1 . Respondent shall respond to the petition by 10/29/25, and Petitioner shall file any reply by 11/5/25. In addition, Respondent shall make a preliminary filing by noon on 10/27/25 stating: (1) whether Petitioner was located in the Northern District of Illinois at the time this case was filed; (2) the current status of Petitioner's immigration proceedings; (3) Petitioner's current location and proper Respondent based upon that location; and (4) the Government's view as to whether the recent decision in Castanon Nava v. DHS, No. 18 C 3757 (N.D. Ill) (Dkt. 214) (addressing a consent decree) has any effect on Petitioner's habeas corpus case (including whether Petitioner was arrested with or without a warrant). 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)) ("The 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 10/28/25 at 12:00 p.m. in Courtroom 1203. Mailed notice. (evw, ) (Entered: 10/22/2025)

Oct 22, 2025

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Robert Blakey. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Laura K. McNally. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (cvk, )

Oct 22, 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. (cvk, )

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Oct 23, 2025

Order

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Nov 12, 2025

Order AND Order on Motion for Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus AND ~Util - Set/Reset Hearings