Middle District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01503

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Jun 03, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, Receipt Number 111105496), filed by Isaac Alfaro-Estrada. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Passport/ID, # 2 Exhibit B - Pending Asylum Application, # 3 Exhibit C - Good Moral Character Letters, # 4 Exhibit D - Traffic Court Records, # 5 Exhibit E - Proof of Service) (ea) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

#2

Jun 03, 2026

PRO SE LETTER ISSUED providing the case number and the AO 85 Notice & Consent Form. (Attachments: # 1 AO 85 Notice & Consent Form) (ea) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

#3

Jun 04, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Show Cause Response due by 6/25/2026. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 6/4/26. (ms) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

Jun 04, 2026

Receipt of payment from ISAAC ALFARO ESTRADA in the amount of $5.00 for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Transaction posted on 6/3/2026. Receipt number 111105496 processed by AA. (zd)

#4

Jun 05, 2026

SHOW CAUSE ORDER and PETITION Served on U.S. Attorney via hand delivery and Warden of Pike County Correctional Facility via regular U.S. mail. (dj) (Entered: 06/05/2026)

#5

Jun 09, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Jeffrey Nelson on behalf of Warden (Nelson, Jeffrey) (Entered: 06/09/2026)

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Jun 25, 2026

RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS by Warden by Warden. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit List Exhibit Index, # 2 Exhibit(s) Ex. 1 - I-213, Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien, # 3 Exhibit(s) Ex. 2 - Notice to Appear)(Nelson, Jeffrey) (Entered: 06/25/2026)

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Aug 21, 2026

MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Isaac Alfaro-Estrada. For the foregoing reasons, the court concludes that the petitioner is currently detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1 226(a), not 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2), and thus he is entitled to an individualized bond hearing. Accordingly, the petition will be granted, and the government will be ordered to provide the petitioner with an individualized bond hearing within twenty-one days or to release him from custody.An appropriate order follows. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 8/21/26. (ms)

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Aug 21, 2026

ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.The petition (Doc. 1) is GRANTED;2.The government shall either provide Alfaro-Estrada with a constitutionally ad equate individualized bond hearing within twenty-one (21) days after entry of this order or release Alfaro-Estrada on his own recognizance, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a);3.At this individualized bond hearing, the government shall bear the burde n of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the petitioners continued detention is necessary to prevent him from fleeing or harming the community;4.The respondent shall file a written notice of the outcome of this individualized bond determination by an immigration judge within seven (7) days after the date of the hearing; and5.The clerk is directed to mark this case as CLOSED. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 8/21/26. (ms)