District of Nebraska • 8:26-cv-00163

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Apr 13, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ANEDC-5541710), by Attorney Daniel A. Rivas on behalf of Juan Carlos Vargas Ponce (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Immigration Judge Bond Order, # 2 Exhibit Petitioner's Order of Release on Recognizance)(Rivas, Daniel) (Entered: 04/13/2026)

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Apr 13, 2026

MOTION Order to Show Cause regarding Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 1 by Attorney Daniel A. Rivas on behalf of Petitioner Juan Carlos Vargas Ponce.(Rivas, Daniel) (Entered: 04/13/2026)

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Apr 13, 2026

TEXT NOTICE OF JUDGES ASSIGNED: Senior Judge John M. Gerrard and Magistrate Judge Michael D. Nelson assigned. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(2), the parties are notified that, if all parties consent, a magistrate judge may conduct a civil action or proceeding, including a jury or nonjury trial, subject to the courts rules and policies governing the assignment of judges in civil cases. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 73; NEGenR 1.4. (GR) (Entered: 04/13/2026)

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Apr 13, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - IT IS ORDERED: The Clerk of the Court shall, before docketing this order, add Justin J. Hall of the Nebraska Attorney General's Office as counsel for Rob Jeffreys, and add Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher L. Ferretti and Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric W. Synowicki as counsel for the other respondents, and shall after doing so regenerate the filing for the petition. The respondents shall, on or before April 16, 2026, make a return certifying the true cause and proper duration of the petitioner's detention and showing cause why the writ should not be granted. The petitioner may reply in support of the petition on or before April 20, 2026. The respondents are enjoined from removing the petitioner from the United States and from the District of Nebraska until further order of the Court. If the petitioner has already been removed from Nebraska, the respondents are ordered to immediately return the petitioner to Nebraska. Ordered by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard. (TCL) (Entered: 04/13/2026)

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Apr 13, 2026

TEXT ORDER denying as moot 2 Motion Order to Show Cause. Ordered by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard. (DCD) (Entered: 04/13/2026)

Apr 13, 2026

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

Apr 13, 2026

Assignment of Judges

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Apr 16, 2026

Response

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Apr 16, 2026

Index

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Apr 16, 2026

Declaration

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Apr 17, 2026

Memorandum and Order

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Apr 17, 2026

Judgment

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Apr 23, 2026

Status Report