Eastern District of New York • 2:26-cv-02412

#1

Apr 23, 2026

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filing fee $ 5, receipt number ANYEDC-20141941, filed by Arnulfo Rene Garcia Aguilera. Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -Yes,, (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Palacios, Xavier) Modified on 4/23/2026 (SMF). (Entered: 04/23/2026)

#2

Apr 23, 2026

This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (CV) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

#3

Apr 23, 2026

This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made. (SMF) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

#4

Apr 23, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas Russell Price on behalf of Todd Blanche, William Joyce, Todd M. Lyons, Raul Maldonado Jr., Markwayne Mullin (aty to be noticed) (Price, Thomas) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

Apr 23, 2026

Your proposed summons was not issued for one of the following reasons: No summons provided, please submit summons. The event can be found under the event Other Documents - Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet., Please correct and resubmit using Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (SMF)

Apr 23, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Sanket J. Bulsara. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (SMF)

Apr 23, 2026

ORDER: To preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling in this matter, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise. See, e.g., Loc. 1814, Int'l Longshoremen's Ass'n, AFL-CIO v. New York Shipping Ass'n, Inc., 965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992) ("Once the district court acquires jurisdiction over the subject matter of, and the parties to, the litigation, the All Writs Act [28 U.S.C. § 1651] authorizes a federal court to protect that jurisdiction." (quotations omitted)); Garcia-Izquierdo v. Gartner, No. 04-CV-7377, 2004 WL 2093515, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 17, 2004) (observing that, under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, a district court "may order that a petitioner's deportation be stayed when a stay is necessary to preserve the Court's jurisdiction of the case"); Khalil v. Joyce, 771 F. Supp. 3d 268, 274 (S.D.N.Y. 2025) (barring the government from removing petitioner from the United States until the Court could address his claim); cf. Michael v. I.N.S., 48 F.3d 657, 661-62 (2d Cir. 1995) (holding that the All Writs Act provides a federal court of appeals reviewing a final removal order with a basis to stay removal). And in addition, in light of Petitioner's interests in participating in further proceedings before this Court and in maintaining adequate access to legal counsel through these proceedings, it is further ORDERED that Petitioner shall not be transferred except to a facility within this District, the Eastern District of New York, or the Southern District of New York, absent further order of this Court. See Ozturk v. Trump, 779 F. Supp. 3d 462, 496 (D. Vt. 2025) (ordering petitioner's transfer from Louisiana to Vermont due, in part, to her pending habeas petition), stay and mandamus denied, Ozturk v. Hyde, 136 F.4th 382, 403 (2d Cir. 2025). Respondents must inform the Court of Petitioner's current location, and must include information about any other locations where Petitioner has been held and the dates of any transfers since his initial detention, by April 24, 2026 at 12:00 P.M. Respondents must also file a response to the writ—including any legal or factual arguments why the writ should not be granted—by April 24, 2026 at 12:00 P.M. If Respondents believe this case is unique, and raises issues separate and apart from those raised in similar petitions, e.g., Rodriguez-Acurio v. Almodovar, -- F. Supp. 3d --, No. 25-CV-6065, 2025 WL 3314420, at *23 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 28, 2025), and as a result require additional time to provide some or all of the information requested, in lieu of responding at 12:00 P.M., they may file a request for additional time with a short explanation for why this case raises unique issues not previously decided. The clerk's office is directed to remove the restriction within this matter. So Ordered by Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 4/23/2026. (RB)

Apr 23, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Apr 23, 2026

Quality Control Check - Summons

Apr 23, 2026

Order Unrestricting Access to 463 Case AND Order to Show Cause (463)

#5

Apr 24, 2026

Letter in Response to the Court's April 23, 2026 Order, and in Opposition to the Petition [DE 1] by Todd Blanche, William Joyce, Todd M. Lyons, Raul Maldonado Jr., Markwayne Mullin (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Deportation Officer Dmitry Rousseau, # 2 Exhibit A - Copy of I-200 Warrant for Arrest, # 3 Exhibit B - Copy of Notice to Appear) (Price, Thomas) (Entered: 04/24/2026)

#6

Apr 24, 2026

ORDER: As explained in the attached, the writ is provisionally granted. Respondents are directed to effectuate Petitioner's release by April 24, 2026 at 8:00 P.M. and file a letter on the docket confirming Petitioner's release by that time. Respondents are enjoined from detaining Petitioner absent further direction from this Court. Respondents may not use ICE ankle monitors or similar technology to monitor Petitioner, because the Court has granted the writ, and is not resolving this petition on an intermediate basis by imposing bail conditions. So Ordered by Judge Sanket J. Bulsara on 4/24/2026. (RB) (Entered: 04/24/2026)

#7

Apr 24, 2026

Letter Confirming Petitioner's Release from Custody by Todd Blanche, William Joyce, Todd M. Lyons, Raul Maldonado Jr., Markwayne Mullin (Price, Thomas) (Entered: 04/24/2026)