Northern District of Illinois • 1:25-cv-13185

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Oct 29, 2025

PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Slawomir Jerzy Tkaczyk against Pamela Bondi, U.S. Attorney General, Kristi Noem, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Samuel Olson, Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, Chicago Field Office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-24271086. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Quiceno, William) (Entered: 10/29/2025)

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Oct 29, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Petitioner has filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2243 challenging his present detention in ICE custody. Respondent is ordered to respond to the habeas corpus petition by Friday, November 7, 2025. Petitioner shall reply by Friday, November 14. In addition, Respondent shall make a preliminary filing by noon on Friday, October 31, 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 the proper Respondent based on that location; and (4) the government's view as to whether the recent decision in Castaon Nava v. DHS, No. 18-cv-3757, 2025 WL 2842146 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 7, 2025) (Dckt. No. 214) (Cummings, J.) (addressing a consent decree) has any effect on Petitioner's habeas corpus case. The Court invites the parties' attention to Ochoa Ochoa v. Crowley, No. 25-cv-10865, 2025 WL 2938779 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 16, 2025) (Jenkins, J.), and V.U. v. Crowley, No. 25-cv-10931 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 20, 2025) (Coleman, J.) (Dckt. No. 34). 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. See A.A.R.P. v. Trump, 145 S. Ct. 1364, 1369 (2025) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a)) ("[T]he 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 Monday, November 3, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 2319. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) (Entered: 10/29/2025)

Oct 29, 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, )

Oct 29, 2025

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Steven C. Seeger. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (cvk, )

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Oct 30, 2025

Order

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Oct 30, 2025

ATTORNEY Appearance for Petitioner Slawomir Jerzy Tkaczyk by William A Quiceno for Habeas (Quiceno, William) (Entered: 10/30/2025)

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Oct 31, 2025

DESIGNATION (Oswald, Craig) (Entered: 10/31/2025)

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Oct 31, 2025

STATUS Report by Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson (Oswald, Craig) (Entered: 10/31/2025)

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Nov 03, 2025

DESIGNATION of Joshua Samuel Press as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson (Press, Joshua) (Entered: 11/03/2025)

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Nov 03, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Status hearing held and continued to November 6, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

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Nov 03, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Status hearing held on November 3, 2025. The parties discussed whether Petitioner ever entered the United States lawfully (e.g., by overstaying a visa). By November 5, 2025, the government shall file a statement and update the Court about Petitioner's legal status. A status hearing is set for November 6, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) (Entered: 11/12/2025)

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Nov 05, 2025

DESIGNATION of Craig Arthur Oswald as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson (Oswald, Craig) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

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Nov 05, 2025

STATUS Report (Supplement) by Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson (Press, Joshua) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

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Nov 07, 2025

RESPONSE by Respondents Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson to petition for writ of habeas corpus, 1 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Press, Joshua) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

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Nov 07, 2025

MEMORANDUM Response 11 by Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson (Press, Joshua) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

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Nov 11, 2025

Supplement

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Nov 14, 2025

REPLY by Petitioner Slawomir Jerzy Tkaczyk (Quiceno, William) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

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Dec 16, 2025

Order on Motion to Supplement

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Dec 31, 2025

Local Rule 3.2 Annual Reminder Order

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Jan 05, 2026

Local Rule 3.2 Annual Reminder Order