District of Massachusetts • 1:26-cv-12270

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May 19, 2026

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) to show cause Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number AMADC-11752614 Fee status: Filing Fee paid., filed by Ramone St. Patrick Campbell. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order proposed order to show cause, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet civil cover sheet)(Lipsitz, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

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May 19, 2026

ELECTRONIC NOTICE TO COUNSEL: Counsel shall complete and file in PDF format a Local Category Form. The form can be found on the court's website under Resources/Forms. Counsel will use the event under Other Documents- Civil Cover Sheet & Category Sheet. (JKK) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

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May 19, 2026

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Allison D. Burroughs 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 Paul G. Levenson. (JAM) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

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May 19, 2026

Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ORDER entered. Order Concerning Service of Petition and Stay of Transfer or Removal. The answer or responsive pleading is due no later than May 29, 2026.(CAM) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

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May 19, 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). (CAM) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

May 19, 2026

Notice - Other

May 19, 2026

Notice of Case Assignment

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May 20, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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May 22, 2026

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

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Jun 04, 2026

Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Currently before the Court is Petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. [ECF No. 1 ]. Petitioner is a native of Jamaica who entered the country on a J2 visa in 2021, and his legal status expired in 2024. [ECF No. 7-4]. On March 6, 2026, Petitioner was arrested in Bridgeport, Connecticut for motor vehicle and weapon related violations. [ECF No. 7-1]. He was subsequently arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on May 18, 2026. [ECF No. 7 at 3]. Petitioner now requests immediate release or, alternatively, a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). [ECF No. 1 at 18]. He argues that his denial of a bond hearing is a violation of the Fifth Amendment and that he was arrested unlawfully without a warrant or Notice to Appear (NTA) in violation of 8 C.F.R. § 1236.1(b), which requires that “[a]t the time of issuance of the notice to appear, or at any time thereafter and up to the time removal proceedings are completed, the respondent may be arrested and taken into custody under the authority of Form I-200, Warrant of Arrest.” [Id. at 2].Respondents have filed copies of Petitioner’s Form I-200 arrest warrant issued May 16, 2026, and served on Petitioner May 18, 2026, as well as Petitioner’s Notice to Appear, which was issued May 18, 2026, the same day as his arrest, indicating that the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 1236.1(b) were met. [ECF No. 7-2]; [ECF No. 7-4]. While Respondents concede that Petitioner is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), and that he thus is eligible for a bond hearing, [ECF No. 7 at 1], they claim that Petitioner has failed to exhaust his administrative remedies by first requesting a bond hearing before an immigration judge, [id. at 7–9]. Petitioner is required to exhaust administrative remedies before seeking habeas relief. See, e.g., Quinonez Mercado ex rel. Abarca-Jovel v. Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 25-CV-12066, 2025 WL 2430423, at *3 (D. Mass. Aug. 22, 2025) (denying habeas petition where there was no evidence that petitioner had requested bond hearing). Accordingly, Petitioner’s petition is DISMISSED without prejudice.(CAM) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

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Jun 04, 2026

Order Dismissing Case

Jun 04, 2026

Order