Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00981

#1

May 26, 2026

Renewed PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $5, receipt number APAWDC-9604604), filed by RAUL RAMIREZ ESCOBAR. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Inmate Information, # 2 Exhibit B - Judge Neri Order, # 3 Exhibit C - Immigration Judge Decision, # 4 Exhibit D - Article, # 5 Exhibit E - Article, # 6 Exhibit F - Article, # 7 Civil Cover Sheet) (Cahillane, Christopher) (Entered: 05/26/2026)

#2

May 26, 2026

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by RAUL RAMIREZ ESCOBAR. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Cahillane, Christopher) (Entered: 05/26/2026)

#3

May 27, 2026

TEXT ORDER. Petitioner's 2 Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order is DENIED. Petitioner seeks to enjoin removal to Mexico, a third-party country, pending the proceedings in this case. This Court lacks authority to grant that relief. Congress has "limited federal district courts' jurisdiction to review decisions or actions made pursuant to the sound discretion of DHS officials[.]" Jane v. Rodriguez, No. CV 20-5922 (ES), 2020 WL 10140953, at *1 (D.N.J. May 22, 2020). 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) provides that "no court shall have jurisdiction to review any decision or action of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority for which is specified under this subchapter to be in the discretion of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security....". See also 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(9), 1252(g), and the recent Third Circuit decision in Khalil v. President, United States, No. 25-2162, 2026 WL 111933, at *1 (3d Cir. Jan. 15, 2026) (Our conclusion about habeas jurisdiction requires us to answer a second question: Did the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) strip the New Jersey District Court of subject matter jurisdiction? It did. Because the INA channels [j]udicial review of all questions of law arising from any action taken or proceeding brought to remove an alien from the United States into a single petition for review filed with a federal court of appeals, we hold that the District Court lacked jurisdiction over Khalils removal proceedings 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(9)). See Calla-Collado v. Attorney General of U.S., 663 F.3d 680, 685 (3d Cir. 2011) ("Congress has vested the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") with authority to enforce the nation's immigration laws.") Therefore, because this Court lacks jurisdiction to enjoin removal proceedings, it will DENY Petitioner's request for a Stay of Removal. Likewise the Court lacks authority to enjoin Respondents from transferring Petitioner to another facility. Signed by Judge Stephanie L. Haines on 5/27/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (cag) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

#4

May 27, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER:The Court orders as follows: 1. Service. Petitioner's counsel shall serve Respondents with a copy of this order and the Petition via a single e-mail at: usapaw.civ.imm.2241.moshannon@usdoj.gov. The subject line of the email shall contain the case caption and case number of this case. If the Petition contains voluminous exhibits, they need not be emailed. The email service shall be deemed sufficient to accomplish formal service of the Petition. No other documents, pleadings, or motions may be emailed to this email address. 2. Certificate of compliance of service. Upon completion of service via e-mail as reflected in Paragraph 1, Petitioner's counsel shall file a notice of compliance, certifying the date and time of service. 3. Respondents' counsel notice of appearances. Counsel for Respondents shall file a notice of appearance within 3 days of the filing of Petitioner's Certificate of Compliance of Service. 4. Respondents' responses to the petition. Respondents shall file any responses or answers to the petition within 30 days of the date of service. Responses are limited to 25 pages, double-spaced. 5. Petitioner's reply in support of the petition. Petitioner shall file any reply in support of the petition within 5 days of the filing of Respondents response to the petition. The Reply is limited to 5 pages, double-spaced. Signed by Judge Stephanie L. Haines on 5/27/2026. (dlg) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

#5

May 27, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by RAUL RAMIREZ ESCOBAR re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 4 Case Management Order (Cahillane, Christopher) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

May 27, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

May 27, 2026

Judge Stephanie L. Haines added. (keh)