Northern District of Illinois • 1:26-cv-04264

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Apr 16, 2026

PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Dina Velasquez Garcia against All Defendants Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-24989419. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Kola, Alush) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

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Apr 16, 2026

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Dina Velasquez Garcia by Alush Zegiria Kola (Kola, Alush) (Entered: 04/16/2026)

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Apr 16, 2026

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: Petitioner has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition challenging her present detention in ICE custody. Respondent is ordered to respond to the habeas corpus petition by April 23, 2026. Petitioner shall reply by April 27, 2026. 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 her to any federal judicial district other than those in the States of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin. 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. 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. Mailed notice. (jlj, ) Emailed by judicial staff, copy to joshua.press@usdoj.gov, craig.oswald@usdoj.gov and thomas.walsh2@usdoj.gov. (Entered: 04/16/2026)

Apr 16, 2026

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. (aw, )

Apr 16, 2026

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Heather K. McShain. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (aw, )