Eastern District of California • 1:26-cv-02931

#1

Apr 19, 2026

PETITION for WRIT of HABEAS CORPUS against All Respondents by Wendy Carolina Chinchilla. (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number ACAEDC-13202891) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet With Attachment, # 2 Exhibit location of detainee, # 3 Exhibit her NTA before EOIR, # 4 Exhibit ICE policy memo, # 5 Exhibit unpublished BIA decision, # 6 Exhibit New Yorker article, # 7 Exhibit Substack article, # 8 Exhibit Guardian UK article, # 9 Exhibit PBS interview, # 10 Exhibit NBC Bay Area, # 11 Exhibit Law 360 article, # 12 Exhibit Mother Jones article, # 13 Exhibit The Guardian article, # 14 Exhibit tweet, # 15 Exhibit NYU School of Law article, # 16 Exhibit The Guardian article, # 17 Exhibit CBS News, # 18 Exhibit Catholic Legal Immigration Network, # 19 Exhibit American Immigration Council, # 20 Exhibit EOIR judges, # 21 Exhibit TRAC Immigration, # 22 Exhibit POLITICO article, # 23 Exhibit The Atlantic article)(Stanley, Slater) (Entered: 04/19/2026)

#2

Apr 19, 2026

MOTION for TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Wendy Carolina Chinchilla. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet With Attachment, # 2 Points and Authorities Memorandum, # 3 Exhibit ICE policy memo, # 4 Exhibit detainee location, # 5 Exhibit NTA before EOIR)(Stanley, Slater) (Entered: 04/19/2026)

#3

Apr 19, 2026

CERTIFICATE / PROOF of SERVICE by Wendy Carolina Chinchilla. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet With Attachment)(Stanley, Slater) (Entered: 04/19/2026)

#4

Apr 20, 2026

PRISONER NEW CASE DOCUMENTS and ORDER RE CONSENT ISSUED; Consent or Decline due by 5/26/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Litigant Letter) (Deputy Clerk LMS) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

#5

Apr 20, 2026

CONSENT/DECLINE of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1), this document is restricted to attorneys and court staff only. Judges do not have access to view this document and will be informed of a party's response only if all parties have consented to the referral. (Anonymous) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

#6

Apr 20, 2026

MINUTE ORDER issued by Courtroom Deputy for Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on April 20, 2026: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's Ex-Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO"). (ECF No. 2 .) The Court has reviewed Petitioner's motion and finds Petitioner has met her burden establishing a TRO is warranted under the factors articulated in Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008). Petitioner has established: (1) a likelihood of success on her claims that her detention violates the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause; (2) Petitioner will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of a TRO; (3) the balance of equities tip in Petitioner's favor; and (4) a TRO is in the public interest. The Court has repeatedly ruled on the issues presented in the instant case. See, e.g., Brayan C. C. v. Warden of California City Corr. Ctr., No. 2:26-CV-00641-TLN-JDP, 2026 WL 710358, at *2-3 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 13, 2026). Accordingly, Petitioner's Motion for TRO is GRANTED. To return Petitioner to the status quo ante litem, Respondents are ORDERED to IMMEDIATELY RELEASE Petitioner Wendy Carolina C. [A # 233-984-503]. At the time of release, Respondents must return all of Petitioner's documents and possessions and shall not impose any additional restrictions on her as a condition of her release. Respondents are ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from re-arresting or re-detaining Petitioner absent compliance with constitutional protections, including seven-days' notice and a pre-deprivation hearing. Respondents are further ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why the Court should not grant the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and enter judgment in favor of Petitioner. Respondents shall file responsive papers by April 27, 2026. Petitioner may file a reply by May 4, 2026. The parties shall indicate whether they request a hearing. Petitioner shall immediately serve this Order, along with all documents filed in this case, on Respondents with a copy via email to: usacae.ecf2241-imm@usdoj.gov. Respondents may apply to the Court for modification or dissolution of the TRO on two days' notice to Petitioner. Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b)(4). The bond requirement of Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c) is waived. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve California City Detention Facility with a copy of this Order. SO ORDERED. (TEXT ONLY ENTRY) (cc: Ca City) (Deputy Clerk MDK) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

Apr 20, 2026

Minute Order AND Order on Motion for TRO