Northern District of Illinois • 1:25-cv-13653

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Nov 07, 2025

PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Luis Fernando Flores Velasco against All Defendants Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-24316494. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit)(Lawee, Aaron) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

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Nov 07, 2025

MOTION by Plaintiff Luis Fernando Flores Velasco for temporary restraining order (Lawee, Aaron) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

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Nov 07, 2025

Order

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Nov 07, 2025

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Luis Fernando Flores Velasco by Juan Camilo Parrado (Parrado, Juan) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

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Nov 07, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Andrea R. Wood: Petitioner has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition 1 challenging his present detention in ICE custody, as well as a motion for a temporary restraining order 2 . Respondent is ordered to respond to the habeas corpus petition by 11/14/2025. Petitioner shall reply by 11/29/2025. In addition, Respondent shall make a preliminary filing by 11/10/2025 stating: (1) whether Petitioner was located in the Northern District of Illinois at the time this case was filed; (2) the current status of Petitioner's immigration proceedings; (3) Petitioner's current location and proper Respondent based on that location; and (4) the government's view as to whether the recent decision in Castaon Nava v. DHS, No. 18 C 3757 (N.D. Ill) (Dkt. 214) (addressing a consent decree) has any effect on Petitioner's habeas corpus case. 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 him 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. Instead, the parties and the Court will address the issue after the Respondent makes the preliminary filing. 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. This case is set for an in-person status hearing on 11/12/2025 at 10:45 A.M. in Courtroom 2141. Mailed notice (lma, ) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

Nov 07, 2025

EMAILED copy of order 5 to Tom Walsh, Craig Oswald, and Joshua Press. (lma, )

Nov 07, 2025

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Andrea R. Wood. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (nh, )

Nov 07, 2025

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. (nh, )

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Nov 10, 2025

DESIGNATION of Craig Arthur Oswald as U.S. Attorney for Defendants Pamela Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson (Oswald, Craig) (Entered: 11/10/2025)

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Nov 10, 2025

STATUS Report by Pamela Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson (Oswald, Craig) (Entered: 11/10/2025)

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Nov 12, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Andrea R. Wood: In Court status hearing held on 11/12/2025. Respondents' counsel stated his understanding that Petitioner was previously removed from the United States pursuant to an expedited removal order. Accordingly, Respondents believe he is subject to mandatory detention pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1231. If verified, Petitioner's status as an alien who reentered the United States illegally after having been removed under an order of removal would appear to preclude the relief sought in the present petition. In light of the discussion on the record, the briefing schedule entered on 11/7/2025 5 is stricken. Respondents, as soon as practicable, shall provide Petitioner with documentation verifying their understanding of his status as an alien previously removed from the United States pursuant to an expedited removal order. By 11/18/2025, and the parties shall file a status report setting forth: (1) whether Respondents have been able to verify Petitioner's status; (2) if it is confirmed that Petitioner was previously removed from the United States, whether Petitioner has any basis to proceed with the current petition; and (3) if Petitioner's status as an alien previously removed is not confirmed, a proposed briefing schedule on Petitioner's petition for a writ of Habeas Corpus 1 and emergency motion for temporary restraining order 2 . Mailed notice (lma, ) (Entered: 11/14/2025)