Northern District of Illinois • 1:26-cv-05889

#1

May 20, 2026

PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Julio Mendoza Aranguen against Todd Blanche, Todd Lyons, Daren Margolin, Markwayne Mullins, Sam Olsen Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-25144067. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Hoover, Laura) (Entered: 05/20/2026)

May 20, 2026

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (nh, )

#2

May 21, 2026

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Petitioner has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition challenging his present detention in ICE custody. Respondent is ordered to respond to the habeas corpus petition by 5/28/2026. Petitioner shall reply by 6/4/2026. In addition, Respondent shall make a preliminary filing by 5/28/2026 stating: (1) whether Petitioner was located in the Northern District of Illinois at the time this case was filed; (2) the current status of Petitioner's immigration proceedings; and (3) Petitioner's current location and proper Respondent based on that location. Pursuant to the Court's authority under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, the Government is ordered not to remove Petitioner from the jurisdiction of the United States and not to transfer him to any federal judicial district other than those in the States of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin. A.A.R.P. v. Trump, 145 S. Ct. 1364, 1369 (2025) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a)) ("[T]he Government represented on the record in federal court that it reserved the right to remove detainees after midnight. We had the power to issue injunctive relief to prevent irreparable harm to the applicants and to preserve our jurisdiction over the matter."); United States v. United Mine Workers of Am., 330 U.S. 258, 293 (1947) ("The District Court had the power to preserve existing conditions while it was determining its own authority to grant injunctive relief."). If the Petitioner is already, as of the posting of this order, located outside of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin but within the United States, or is in the midst of transportation outside of those States to another State, then this bar on transfer does not require the immediate return of the Petitioner as long as Respondent intends to hold Petitioner within the United States. Instead, the parties and the Court will address the issue after the Respondent makes the preliminary filing. The Clerk shall email a copy of this order to Tom Walsh, Chief of the Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Craig Oswald, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, and Joshua Press, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois. This case is set for an in-person status hearing on 6/16/2026 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 1925. Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 05/21/2026)

#3

May 21, 2026

Amended Complaint

May 21, 2026

EMAILED copy of minute entry no. 2 to Tom Walsh, Chief of the Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Craig Oswald, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, and Joshua Press, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois. (lxs, )

#4

May 22, 2026

DESIGNATION of Craig Arthur Oswald as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office of Immigration Review, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Daren K. Margolin, Markwayne Mullins (Oswald, Craig) (Entered: 05/22/2026)

#5

May 22, 2026

DESIGNATION of Joshua Samuel Press as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office of Immigration Review, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Daren K. Margolin, Markwayne Mullins (Press, Joshua) (Entered: 05/22/2026)

#6

May 22, 2026

DESIGNATION of Geoffrey Park Gilpin as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office of Immigration Review, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Daren K. Margolin, Markwayne Mullins (Gilpin, Geoffrey) (Entered: 05/22/2026)

#7

May 22, 2026

DESIGNATION of Temilade Oduala as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office of Immigration Review, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Daren K. Margolin, Markwayne Mullins (Oduala, Temilade) (Entered: 05/22/2026)

#8

May 28, 2026

RESPONSE by Respondents Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office of Immigration Review, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Daren K. Margolin, Markwayne Mullins Response to Habeas (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, Notice to Appear, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2, HGVU brief)(Gilpin, Geoffrey) (Entered: 05/28/2026)

#9

May 28, 2026

STATUS Report Preliminary Status Report by Todd Blanche, Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office of Immigration Review, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons, Daren K. Margolin, Markwayne Mullins (Gilpin, Geoffrey) (Entered: 05/28/2026)

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Jun 04, 2026

REPLY by Petitioner Julio Mendoza Aranguen to Response, 8 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Hoover, Laura) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

#11

Jun 05, 2026

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: By 6/9/2026, the parties shall file a joint status report about what occurred at the immigration hearing on June 3, 2026. The report must include: (1) whether the issue of releasing the Petitioner on bond was raised, (2) if so, whether the government had to justify Petitioner's continued detention by clear and convincing evidence under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), and (3) the date of the next hearing. Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 06/05/2026)

#12

Jun 08, 2026

STATUS Report Joint by Julio Mendoza Aranguen (Hoover, Laura) (Entered: 06/08/2026)

#13

Jun 09, 2026

Order on Motion for Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Jun 09, 2026

Memorandum Opinion and Order

#15

Jun 16, 2026

STATUS Report Joint Second by Julio Mendoza Aranguen (Hoover, Laura) (Entered: 06/16/2026)

#16

Jun 17, 2026

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: A status hearing is set for 6/23/2026 at 9:15 a.m. by telephone. The call-in number is (855) 244-8681 and the access code is 172 628 1276##. Attorneys of record may not use speakerphones during the status hearing. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing but will be placed on mute. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 06/17/2026)

#17

Jun 23, 2026

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Status hearing held by telephone. For the reasons stated on the record, Petitioner's First Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 3 is granted. Within five days of the issuance of the Court's Opinion, Respondents were ordered to either: (1) afford Petitioner a bond hearing before an Immigration Judge under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), at which the Government shall bear the burden of justifying, by clear and convincing evidence of dangerousness or flight risk, Petitioner's continued detention; or (2) release Petitioner from custody, under reasonable conditions of supervision. Given that the parties report that all relief sought in this habeas petition 1 has been granted by the Court and completed, this matter has been concluded. Enter Judgment Order. Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

#18

Jun 23, 2026

Judgment - AO450