Western District of Texas • 5:26-cv-03159

#1

May 13, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number 11397), filed by Mirlen Osmara Flores Velasquez. (Attachments: # 1 Receipt)(bc) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

#2

May 13, 2026

Case Opening Letter mailed to Mirlen Osmara Flores Velasquez. (bc) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

May 13, 2026

If ordered by the court, all referrals will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Chestney (bc)

May 13, 2026

THIS CASE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO JUDGE XAVIER RODRIGUEZ (bc)

May 14, 2026

To be Referred to SA Mag Judge

May 14, 2026

Remark (No Doc#)

#3

Jul 07, 2026

ORDER FOR OMNIBUS ADVISORY. Signed by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. (r013) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#4

Jul 13, 2026

ORDER VACATING re 3 Order for Omnibus Advisory and Order for ExParte Advisory. Signed by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. (r013) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

#5

Jul 16, 2026

NOTICE of Change of Address by Mirlen Osmara Flores Velasquez (vl) (Entered: 07/21/2026)

#6

Jul 21, 2026

TEXT ORDER FOR SERVICE of 1 for Writ of Habeas Corpus signed by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. It is ORDERED that notice of electronic filing of 1 Petition and this Order to the United States Attorney in San Antonio, Texas, shall constitute service on the Federal Respondents and on all Respondents unless otherwise contested. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents shall file a response to the Petition within seven (7) days of the date of service. The response must identify: (1) Petitioner's alleged country of birth, so that Petitioner can be located in the Online Detainee Locator System; (2) the Government's claimed statutory authority for detaining Petitioner (e.g., 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2), § 1231); (3) any previous immigration detention history, e.g., whether Petitioner has previously been subject to immigration detention and, if so, the approximate date of Petitioner's previous release into the interior; and (4) Petitioner's alleged immigration status, e.g., whether Petitioner has a pending claim for asylum, withholding of removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture or is subject to a final removal order. Additionally, because this case appears to turn on whether Petitioner's detention without a bond hearing violates the due process rights afforded to noncitizens who have established a substantial presence in the United States, Respondents must consider the Courts prior orders addressing this question and note any material factual differences between those cases and this one. E.g., Valencia Reyes v. Noem, No. SA-25-CV-1921-XR, 2026 WL 981034 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 25, 2026); Gonzalez Carrillo v. Bondi, No. SA-26-CV-778-XR, 2026 WL 981037 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 26, 2026). If Respondents so choose, in lieu of a full response, they may instead file a response indicating that there are no material factual differences here and preserving all legal arguments made by the Federal Respondents in those cases. It is FURTHER ORDERED that, if Petitioner elects to file a reply, Petitioner may do so no later than seven days after the Respondents file their answers/responses. Signed by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. (TMlc) (Entered: 07/21/2026)

Jul 21, 2026

Order

#7

Jul 28, 2026

RESPONSE RESPONSE TO PETITION by Attorney General of the United States, Field Office Director, Ice San Antonio Field Office, Secretary of Homeland Security. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Davis, Stuart) (Entered: 07/28/2026)

#8

Aug 19, 2026

MOTION for Emergency Relief, for Expedited Ruling and for Relief from any Deadline due to Lack of Notice by Mirlen Osmara Flores Velasquez. (vl) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

Aug 21, 2026

Text Order DENYING 8 Motion entered by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. This Court has received hundreds of habeas corpus petitions in recent months. This Petition will be assessed, and the Court will issue a ruling, in due course. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (TMlc)

Aug 21, 2026

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief