Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00542

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Mar 26, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $5, receipt number APAWDC-9460154), filed by Juan Vivar Quinonez. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Form I-213, # 3 Exhibit IJ Bond Decision, # 4 Exhibit IJ Bond Memo, # 5 Exhibit Notice to Appear, # 6 Exhibit EOIR Automated Case Information) (Swaintek-Green, Rebecca) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

Mar 27, 2026

Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan added. (rjr)

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Mar 30, 2026

Case Management Order

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Mar 30, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Compliance re 2 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER by Rebecca Swaintek-Green on behalf of Juan Vivar Quinonez (Swaintek-Green, Rebecca) Modified text on 3/31/2026 to add linkage. (rjr) (Entered: 03/30/2026)

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Mar 31, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Jerome A. Moschetta on behalf of PAM BONDI, FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, TODD LYONS, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, WARDEN MOSHANNON VALLEY. (Moschetta, Jerome) (Entered: 03/31/2026)

Mar 31, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE OF CORRECTION re 3 Certificate of Compliance. ERROR: Document not linked. CORRECTION FOR FUTURE FILINGS: Filer advised to link filing to related document(s) in future filings. Clerk added link to appropriate document(s). THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THE FILING AT ISSUE. (rjr)

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Apr 28, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, filed by PAM BONDI, FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, TODD LYONS, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, WARDEN MOSHANNON VALLEY. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit) (Moschetta, Jerome) (Entered: 04/28/2026)

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Apr 29, 2026

ORDER. For the reasons stated in Villagrez v. Bondi, et al., No. 26-72, 2026 WL 545380 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 26, 2026) (Ranjan, J.), the Court GRANTS the 1 habeas petition. Additionally, to the extent that the government argues that the presence of 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5)(A) subjects Petitioner to mandatory detention, the Court disagrees. See Qasemi v. Francis, No. 25-CV-10029 (LJL), 2025 WL 3654098, at *1011, 13 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 17, 2025) (finding that Section 1182(d)(5)(A)'s language of "returned to the custody from which he was paroled" refers to DHS's control over Petitioner, not the prior detention status to which Petitioner was subjected to at an earlier time). The Court ISSUES the writ, on these terms. (1) Respondents shall cause Petitioner to be taken to a neutral immigration judge of the Executive Office of Immigration Review for an individualized bond hearing to occur within 30 days of this order, or else release Petitioner by such date. (2) Respondents shall ensure that such a hearing include the required due process, i.e., at a minimum, factfinding based on a record produced before the decisionmaker and disclosed to Petitioner; an opportunity to make arguments on the Petitioner's behalf; and the right to an individualized determination of Petitioner's interests. See Ghanem v. Warden Essex Cnty. Corr. Facility, No. 21-1908, 2022 WL 574624, at *2 (3d Cir. Feb. 25, 2022). (3) Petitioner shall be responsible for securing the necessary transcripts and record of the bond hearing. The Court further finds that Respondents' position was substantially justified in this case, so no fees shall be awarded. The Court trusts the immigration judge to comply with this order and ensure that Petitioner is provided due process, and therefore the immigration judge shall explain his or her individualized determination on the record. See Kamara v. Atty Gen. of U.S., 420 F.3d 202, 212 (3d Cir. 2005). The Clerk of Court shall administratively CLOSE this case. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 4/29/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 04/29/2026)

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Apr 29, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT, entered consistent with the above order (ECF 6). Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 4/29/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 04/29/2026)

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Apr 29, 2026

Reconsideration

Apr 29, 2026

Judgment (Rule 58)

Apr 29, 2026

Order

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Apr 30, 2026

ORDER re 8 Motion for Reconsideration. The Court's prior 6 Order granting the habeas petition is hereby STAYED until the Court can rule on Petitioner's recent 8 motion. Respondents shall file a response to the motion for reconsideration on or before 5/14/2026; any reply by Petitioner is due by 5/21/2026. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 4/30/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 04/30/2026)

Apr 30, 2026

Order

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May 01, 2026

RESPONSE to Motion re 8 MOTION for Reconsideration re 6 Order,,,,,,,, filed by PAM BONDI, FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, TODD LYONS, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, WARDEN MOSHANNON VALLEY. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit) (Moschetta, Jerome) (Entered: 05/01/2026)

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May 01, 2026

REPLY to Response to Motion re 8 Motion for Reconsideration, 10 Response to Motion, filed by Juan Vivar Quinonez. (Swaintek-Green, Rebecca) (Entered: 05/01/2026)

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May 04, 2026

Order on Motion for Reconsideration