Middle District of Louisiana • 3:26-cv-00347
Hamed v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Case Information
Filed: March 30, 2026
Assigned to:
Brian Anthony Jackson
Referred to:
Richard L. Bourgeois Jr.
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity:
July 21, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Mar 30, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Abdel Hamid Hamed. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 order)(EDC) (Entered: 03/31/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Mar 30, 2026
MOTION to Proceed in forma pauperis by Abdel Hamid Hamed. (EDC) (Entered: 03/31/2026)
Main Document:
Proceed In Forma Pauperis
Mar 31, 2026
MOTION(S) REFERRED: 2 MOTION to Proceed in forma pauperis. This motion is now pending before the USMJ., ***Set ICE Flag, ***Set CASE REFERRED Flag (PPS) (EDC)
#3
Apr 15, 2026
ORDER granting 2 Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis and Petitioner may proceed without prepayment of costs or fees and without the necessity of giving security therefor. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 4/14/2026. (EDC) (Entered: 04/15/2026)
Main Document:
Order on Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
#4
Apr 22, 2026
STANDING ORDER: Pursuant to the Court's General Order 2026-11 the Clerk of Court shall file this Standing Order in CM/ECF in every habeas corpus case brought pursuant 28 U.S.C. 2241 by a person in ICE detention. The Court has provisionally appointed the Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Louisiana to assist pro se filers detained in immigration custody in this District of habeas corpus petitions filed under 28 U.S.C. 2241. See General Order 2026-11. The scheduling order contained herein shall apply except when a case-specific scheduling order is or has already been entered. The Government and all respondents be and are hereby prohibited from transferring the petitioner from the detention facility in which the petitioner is held at the time of filing and prohibited from removing the petitioner from the Middle District of Louisiana, during the response and briefing delays set forth in the Scheduling Order herein. The Government and the respondents shall provide counsel for the petitioner 24 hours advance written notice before releasing the petitioner from ICE custody. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 04/22/2026. (Litchfield, Michael) (Entered: 04/22/2026)
Main Document:
Standing Order - ICE
#5
Apr 23, 2026
Notice of Provisional Appointment: Pursuant to General Order 2026-11 the Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Louisiana is hereby provisionally appointed to represent the pro se petitioner pending the determination of the petitioner's financial need and the petitioner's consent to or request for representation by the FPD. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (DCB) (Entered: 04/23/2026)
#6
Apr 29, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Monica Griffith-Braud on behalf of Pam Bondi, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 04/29/2026)
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NOTICE
#7
Apr 29, 2026
Certificate of Interested Persons by Pam Bondi, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement identifying Affiliate/Interested Person U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Affiliate/Interested Person United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana, Affiliate/Interested Person Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Affiliate/Interested Person Abdel Hamid Hamed, Affiliate/Interested Person Kevin Jordan, Affiliate/Interested Person Federal Public Defender's Office for Pam Bondi, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 04/29/2026)
Main Document:
Certificate
#8
Apr 30, 2026
AMENDED STANDING ORDER: Pursuant to the Court's General Order 2026-11, the Clerk of Court shall file this Amended Standing Order in CM/ECF in every habeas corpus case brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241 by a person in ICE detention.. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 04/30/2026. (Litchfield, Michael) (Entered: 04/30/2026)
Main Document:
Amended Standing Order - ICE
#9
May 15, 2026
MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response and A-File by Pam Bondi, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
Main Document:
Extension of Time
#10
May 20, 2026
The Government's Motion for Extension (R. Doc. 9) is GRANTED and the Government's deadline for filing both the Response and A-File is extended until May 29, 2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 5/20/2026. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Bourgeois, Richard) (Entered: 05/20/2026)
May 20, 2026
Order on Motion for Extension of Time
#11
May 29, 2026
NOTICE of Filing of AFile by Pam Bondi, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Attachments: # 1 Afile Part 1 - USA_00001-152, # 2 Afile Part 2 - USA_00153-261)(Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 05/29/2026)
Main Document:
NOTICE
#12
May 29, 2026
RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Pam Bondi, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Declaration of SDDO Downey, # 2 Exhibit B - Order of Immigration Judge)(Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 05/29/2026)
Main Document:
Response
#13
Jun 04, 2026
MOTION for Partial Relief From Amended Standing Order - Restriction on Removal by Pam Bondi, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support of Motion, # 2 Exhibit A - Declaration of SDDO Downey, # 3 Exhibit B - Order of Immigration Judge)(Griffith-Braud, Monica) (Entered: 06/04/2026)
Main Document:
Miscellaneous Relief (First)
#14
Jun 05, 2026
MOTION to Enroll Cristie Gautreaux Gibbens as Attorney by Abdel Hamid Hamed (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Gibbens, Cristie) (Entered: 06/05/2026)
Main Document:
Enroll as Attorney
#15
Jun 05, 2026
MEMORANDUM in Opposition to 13 MOTION for Partial Relief From Amended Standing Order - Restriction on Removal filed by Abdel Hamid Hamed. (Gibbens, Cristie) (Entered: 06/05/2026)
Main Document:
Memorandum in Opposition to Motion
Jun 09, 2026
Order on Motion to Enroll as Attorney
#18
Jun 26, 2026
Leave to File Document
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Leave to File Document
#19
Jul 21, 2026
Order on Motion for Leave to File
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Order on Motion for Leave to File
#20
Jul 21, 2026
Response
Main Document:
Response
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