Middle District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01323

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May 15, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, Receipt Number 7409818), filed by Ronald Lombardi-Torres. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A - First Notice to Appear, # 3 Exhibit B - Order of Release on Recognizance, # 4 Exhibit C - ISAP Enrollment, # 5 Exhibit D - Second Notice to Appear) (ea) (Entered: 05/15/2026)

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May 18, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: 1. Lombardi-Torres filed the instant petition on May 15, 2026, requesting that Respondents Craig A. Lowe, John E. Rife, Markwayne Mullin, and Todd Blanche (together Respondents) release him from custody at the Pike County Correctional Facility in Lords Valley, Pennsylvania or provide an immediate bond. (Doc. 1). 2. According to Lombardi-Torres, Respondents are detaining him and denying him a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A), which provides that noncitizens who entered the United States without admission or parole are subject to mandatory detention. (Doc. 1, 19-20). 3. Lombardi-Torres avers that because he has been residing in the United States for four years, he can only be detained under § 1226, under which he is entitled to a bond hearing. (Doc. 1, 19-20). 4. Courts in the Third Circuit have found that § 1226, not § 1225(b)(2)(A), applies to noncitizens who previously entered the country and have been residing in the United States for an extended period of time prior to being apprehended and placed in removal proceedings. 5. Courts in the Third Circuit have further found that noncitizens detained pursuant to § 1226 are generally entitled to a bond hearing. 6. Lombardi-Torres shall make immediate and proper service of the petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) and this Order on Respondents. 7. Respondents shall not transfer Lombardi-Torres without further order of the Court. 8. Respondents shall file their response to Lombardi-Torress petition on or before MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026. 9. Lombardi-Torres shall file his traverse on or before MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026. If he does not intend to file a traverse, counsel shall notify the Court as such, by email to judge_mehalchick@pamd.uscourts.gov with copy to all counsel of record. Signed by Honorable Karoline Mehalchick on 5/18/2026. SEE ORDER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. (kl) (Entered: 05/18/2026)