Eastern District of Virginia • 2:26-cv-00342

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Apr 08, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, CONDITIONALLY FILED (Filing fee $ 5.00.) by Yeashin Arafat. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope, # 2 Receipt)(Vpea) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

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Apr 08, 2026

Acknowledgment of Receipt. (Vpea) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

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May 19, 2026

FINAL ORDER. It is ORDERED that the court ADOPTS and APPROVES the 10 R&R. Thus the 1 Petition is DENIED in part to the extent Petitioner seeks immediate release, but GRANTED in part to the extension he seeks a bond hearing. Accordingly, it is ORD ERED that: Respondents provide Petitioner with a bond hearing by an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within FOURTEEN (14) DAYS of entry of this Final Order; and Respondents are ENJOINED from denying bond to Petitioner on the grou nds that he is detained pursuant to U.S.C. §1225(b)(2), or from invoking the automatic stay provision of 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i) (2). It is further ORDERED that Respondents file a status report with the Court within FIVE (5) DAYS of Petitione r's bond hearing, which shall notify whether Petitioner has been granted bond, or if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. The Clerk is DIRECTED to forward a copy of this Final Order to Petitioner and counsel for Respondents.Signed by District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith on 5/19/2026. Copies mailed 5/19/2026. (jmey)