Eastern District of New York • 2:26-cv-02506

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Apr 27, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Apr 27, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

#3

Apr 28, 2026

Quality Control Check - Attorney Case Opening

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Apr 28, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO AND Order to Show Cause (463)

Apr 28, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Apr 28, 2026

Notice: Re: Requires Newly Updated Civil Cover Sheet. The civil cover sheet has been updated effective 3/24/2026 and the Clerk's Office requires the updated version of the civil cover sheet. The form is available at: https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/js44-45.03202026.pdf. Please resubmit using new JS44. This event can be found under the event Other Documents - Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet. (LJ)

Apr 28, 2026

A 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. (LJ)

Apr 28, 2026

Quality Control Check - Summons

Apr 28, 2026

Notice: Re: Incomplete Civil Cover Sheet

Apr 28, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Natasha C. Merle. 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. (LJ)

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Apr 29, 2026

Letter

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Apr 29, 2026

Extension of Time to File Document

Apr 30, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File

Apr 30, 2026

ORDER granting 6 Motion for Extension of Time to File -- Respondents' request to extend the parties' deadlines to submit their respective briefs in response to the Order to Show Cause and to adjourn the hearing on the petition is granted on consent. Respondents must show cause no later than May 4, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.; and, petitioner shall file a reply no later than May 6, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. The hearing and oral argument on the petition is adjourned until May 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Ordered by Judge Natasha C. Merle on 4/30/2026. (UES)

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May 04, 2026

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Todd Blanche, Ken Genalo, Todd Lyons, Raul Maldonado, Markawayne Mullin (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Kerryn Irving, # 2 Exhibit A (Notice to Appear), # 3 Exhibit B (2006 Removal Order), # 4 Exhibit C (2026 Denial of Motion to Reopen)) (DePaul, Philip) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

May 05, 2026

SCHEDULING ORDER: The in-person hearing and oral argument scheduled for May 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. will now proceed by telephone. The parties are directed to call (571) 353-2301 five minutes before the scheduled start of the conference and use meeting ID 913 134 947. Ordered by Judge Natasha C. Merle on 5/5/2026. (AG)

May 05, 2026

Order(Other)

#8

May 06, 2026

Letter Petitioners Reply and Brief in Support of Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. by Juan Carlos Lopez Menjivar (Musa-Obregon, S.) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

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May 06, 2026

Letter by Juan Carlos Lopez Menjivar (Attachments: # 1 Zheng Decision, # 2 Zhu Decision, # 3 Zhang Decision, # 4 Ndoye Decision, # 5 Funes Decision, # 6 Rodriguez Acurio Decision, # 7 Padilla Decision, # 8 Ye Decision, # 9 Cruz Decision, # 10 Diallo, # 11 EMM Decision) (Musa-Obregon, S.) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

May 07, 2026

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Natasha C. Merle: Telephone Show Cause Hearing held on 5/7/2026. Appearances: S. Michael Musa-Obregon appeared on behalf of petitioner; and Philip DePaul appeared on behalf of respondents. Case called. Discussion held. As discussed, the parties shall submit post-hearing supplemental letters as follows: government's letter along with the documents enumerated at the hearing and all those encompassed in the Court's Scheduling Order 4, are due on or by May 14, 2026; petitioner's letter is due on or by May 21, 2026; and government's reply, if any, is due on or by May 28, 2026. (Court Reporter Sophie Nolan.) (AG)

May 08, 2026

Order(Other)

May 08, 2026

Show Cause Hearing

May 08, 2026

ORDER -- The parties' post-hearing supplemental briefing shall address: (1) the statutory interpretation of 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(6) with citations to caselaw; (2) the due process owed here based on the circumstances of petitioner's case; (3) what procedures are available to the government when detention is not possible during the 90-day removal period because the noncitizen is not accessible but becomes accessible later; and (4) what is necessary and sufficient to demonstrate removal is both imminent and certain. Ordered by Judge Natasha C. Merle on 5/8/2026. (AG)

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May 14, 2026

Letter Response to the Court's Order dated May 8, 2026 by Todd Blanche, Ken Genalo, Todd Lyons, Raul Maldonado, Markawayne Mullin (Attachments: # 1 Declaration (Supplemental) of Kerryn Irving, # 2 Exhibit C (2005 ICE Encounter Documents), # 3 Exhibit D (2026 ICE Encounter Documents)) (DePaul, Philip) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

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May 23, 2026

Letter

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May 28, 2026

Letter

Jun 03, 2026

Scheduling Order

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Jun 11, 2026

Letter

#14

Jun 11, 2026

Letter

Jun 11, 2026

Telephone Conference

Jun 11, 2026

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Natasha C. Merle: Conference held on 6/11/2026. Appearances: S. Michael Musa-Obregon appeared on behalf of petitioner; and Philip DePaul appeared on behalf of respondents. Case called. Discussions held. For the reasons stated on the record, the petition was granted. The respondents were directed to release petitioner from custody within 24 hours of today's hearing and to file a letter on the docket no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 12, 2026 certifying their compliance. (Court Reporter Stacy Mace.) (AG)

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Jun 12, 2026

Letter

#16

Jun 12, 2026

Judgment