District of Massachusetts • 1:26-cv-12168

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May 12, 2026

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS filed by LUIS ATARIGUANA-BUELE (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Cover Letter, # 3 Immigration Documents, # 4 Envelope (envelope bears a name different than petitioner) (tlf). (Entered: 05/12/2026)

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May 13, 2026

ORDER OF TRANSFER transferring proceedings to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of the District of Massachusetts. Ordered by US MAGISTRATE JUDGE CHARLES H. WEIGLE on 5/13/2026 (tlf). (Entered: 05/13/2026)

#3

May 13, 2026

Case transferred in from District of Georgia Middle; Case Number 4:26-cv-00810. (Entered: 05/13/2026)

#4

May 13, 2026

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Jessica D. Hedges. (Danieli, Chris) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

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May 13, 2026

General Order 19-02, dated June 1, 2019 regarding Public Access to Immigration Cases Restricted by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c). (FGD) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

#6

May 13, 2026

District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ORDER entered. ORDER CONCERNING SERVICE OF PETITION AND STAY OF TRANSFER OR REMOVAL. (FGD) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

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May 13, 2026

District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ORDER entered. Procedural Order regarding resolution of filing fee. Plaintiff must respond within 21 days. (FGD) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

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May 13, 2026

Copy re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), 6 Service Order - 2241 Petition emailed to Duty AUSA and mailed to Respondent and USAO on 5/13/2026. Copy re 7 Procedural Order regarding resolution of filing fee, and blank IFP form mailed to Petitioner on 5/13/2026. (FGD) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

May 13, 2026

General Order 19-02

May 13, 2026

Case Electronically Transferred Out - District Transfer to Eastern Division of the District of Massachusetts. All documents, including a certified copy of the docket sheet and pleading were transferred electronically. **The Notice of Electronic Filing serves as certification for these transferred documents.**Case Transfer Acknowledgment deadline 5/15/2026. (tlf)

May 13, 2026

Copy Mailed

May 13, 2026

Case Transferred Out - District Transfer

May 13, 2026

Notice of Case Assignment

#9

May 18, 2026

Notice of Appearance

#10

May 18, 2026

Answer/Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus - 2241

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May 19, 2026

District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. After reviewing the Petition and the Response, the Court hereby ALLOWS the Petition as follows. Respondents shall release Petitioner by 6 PM on May 26, 2026, unless he is provided a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) before that time. If a bond hearing occurs, Respondents may not at the hearing argue that Petitioner is or should be detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225, nor may Petitioner be ordered detained pursuant to § 1225. The burdens of proof at any bond hearing are as resolved by the First Circuit in Hernandez-Lara, and should the immigration judge find that the government has met its burden of proof as to flight or danger, they shall consider whether any condition, combination of conditions, or less-restrictive alternative to detention would ameliorate such risk. Respondents shall not retaliate against Petitioner, at a bond hearing or otherwise, for filing this Petition. If a bond hearing occurs, Respondents shall provide a copy of this Order to the Immigration Judge no later than at the start of the hearing. Respondents shall file a status report by May 28, 2026, describing their compliance with this Order. The Court renders this decision in light of the record before the Court, the prior decisions of this Court, the government’s concession that this case is similar to prior cases resolved by this Court, and the identification of a change in circumstances that preceded and triggered Respondents’ decision to arrest and detain Petitioner. See Doc. No. 10 .(FGD) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

May 19, 2026

Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines

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May 28, 2026

Status Report

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May 29, 2026

District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered: re 12 STATUS REPORT.The Court has reviewed the status report. Doc. No. 12 . By June 1, 2026, the respondents shall submit to the Court a copy of the transcript of the bond hearing or an audio recording of the hearing. (FGD) (Entered: 05/29/2026)

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May 29, 2026

Filing fee/payment: $ 5.00, receipt number 100015564 for 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), (NVB) (Entered: 05/29/2026)

May 29, 2026

Order

May 29, 2026

Filing Fee/Payment Received

#15

Jun 01, 2026

Status Report

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Jun 03, 2026

District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ORDER entered. There being sufficient cause to exercise the discretionary power of the Court to appoint counsel, it is ORDERED that Scott Lauer of the Federal Defender Office is appointed to represent the petitioner pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B). It is further ORDERED that the government shall promptly, and no later than June 4, 2026, provide to Attorney Lauer a copy of the audio recording of the bond hearing held pursuant to this Court's Order in this case, so that he may assess whether the proceeding complied with the relief ordered in this case and evaluate whether further action on the petitioners behalf is warranted in connection with this case. (SED) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

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Jun 03, 2026

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing: Status Conference set for 6/5/2026 10:30 AM in Remote Proceeding : Boston before District Judge Leo T. Sorokin. (SED) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

Jun 03, 2026

Notice of Hearing

Jun 03, 2026

Order Appointing Federal Defender Program AND ~Util - Add and Terminate Attorneys

#18

Jun 05, 2026

Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: Status Conference held on 6/5/2026. Counsel appears by zoom. The Court speaks with counsel as to the status of the case since Attorney Lauer was recently appointed. (Court Reporter: Rachel Lopez at raeufp@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Scott Lauer and Vincent Engingro, III) (SED) (Entered: 06/05/2026)

Jun 05, 2026

Status Conference

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Jun 12, 2026

District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Counsel for the petitioner shall file a status report by June 18, 2026. (SED) (Entered: 06/12/2026)

Jun 12, 2026

Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines

#20

Jun 18, 2026

Enforce Judgment

#21

Jun 18, 2026

Memorandum in Support of Motion

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Jun 18, 2026

Status Report

#23

Jun 18, 2026

District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered: re 20 MOTION to Enforce Judgment.Response to the motion to enforce judgment (Doc. No. 20 ) is due Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (FGD) (Entered: 06/18/2026)

Jun 18, 2026

Order AND ~Util - Set Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

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Jun 23, 2026

Opposition to Motion

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Jun 25, 2026

Memorandum & Order

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Jun 25, 2026

Judgment

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Jul 01, 2026

Status Report