District of Massachusetts • 1:26-cv-11507

#1

Mar 30, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number AMADC-11644576 Fee status: Filing Fee paid., filed by Cesar Ulises Preciado Mejia. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Category Form)(Tietjen, Rhonda) (Entered: 03/30/2026)

#2

Mar 31, 2026

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin 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 Donald L. Cabell. (LBO) (Entered: 03/31/2026)

#3

Mar 31, 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). (FGD) (Entered: 03/31/2026)

#4

Mar 31, 2026

District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ORDER entered. ORDER CONCERNING SERVICE OF PETITION AND STAY OF TRANSFER OR REMOVAL. (FGD) (Entered: 03/31/2026)

#5

Mar 31, 2026

Copy re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), 4 Service Order - 2241 Petition emailed to Duty AUSA and mailed to Respondents and USAO on 3/31/2026. (FGD) (Entered: 03/31/2026)

Mar 31, 2026

Copy Mailed

Mar 31, 2026

Notice of Case Assignment

#6

Apr 03, 2026

District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. In a petition filed on March 30, 2026, Petitioner alleges he is a citizen of Peru who arrived in the United States two years ago, encountered border patrol, and was released by them on humanitarian parole so that he could seek asylum. Doc. No. 1. He then filed a timely application for asylum, and his immigration court proceeding moved ahead, with a hearing scheduled in the near future. He complied with all reporting requirements pursuant to his parole, and he had obtained work authorization. Despite all that, Petitioner alleges that he was arrested recently when ICE came to his apartment building looking for a different person. Though he was not ICE’s target, he alleges officers questioned everyone present and, upon learning of Petitioner’s upcoming asylum hearing, ICE promptly cancelled his parole (without notice, and without explanation), arrested him, and has detained him without a bond hearing since then. Petitioner alleges his detention in these circumstances violates federal law, and he seeks his immediate release. After reviewing the petition, the Court ordered the respondents to answer it by today, April 3, 2026, at 3:00 PM. Doc. No. 4 at 1. That deadline has come and gone. The respondents have neither answered the petition nor sought an extension of time in which to do so. Accordingly, the Court finds the allegations in the petition are undisputed, the respondents have waived their opportunity to oppose the petition, and the petition is ALLOWED. The respondents shall RELEASE Petitioner by 6:00 PM today, April 3, 2026, subject to whatever conditions governed his parole before his recent, unlawful detention.(SED) (Entered: 04/03/2026)

#7

Apr 03, 2026

Notice of Appearance

#8

Apr 03, 2026

Leave to File Document

#9

Apr 03, 2026

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

#10

Apr 03, 2026

Status Report

Apr 03, 2026

Order

#11

Apr 07, 2026

District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. The respondents made various submissions after the response deadline had passed and after the Court’s order had issued allowing the petition and requiring the petitioner’s release. Those submissions included a Motion to Accept Untimely Response (Doc. No. 8 ), and an Opposition to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 9 ). The Court has reviewed both filings. The Motion—which seeks only “accept[ance]” of an untimely memorandum opposing the already-granted petition, see Doc. No. 8 —is ALLOWED. The opposition memorandum, Doc. No. 9, will not be struck from the docket, even though it was filed late and the respondents neither sought an extension of the deadline nor notified the Clerk in advance that the filing would not be timely made. The respondents request no further relief. The Court’s Order allowing the petition, Doc. No. 6, stands. A separate judgment will enter. (FGD) (Entered: 04/07/2026)

#12

Apr 07, 2026

Judgment

Apr 07, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to File Document