Southern District of New York • 1:26-cv-04927
Elsayed v. DIRECTOR of ICE Detention Facility 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278
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Case Information
Filed: June 10, 2026
Assigned to:
Lewis Jeffrey Liman
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241fd Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity:
July 01, 2026
Parties:
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Docket Entries
#1
Jun 10, 2026
PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. (Filing Fee $ 5.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32979820) Request for emergency relief to be separately filed..Document filed by Ahmed Ibrahim Abdelstar Ahmed Elsayed..(Adolfsen, Louis) (Entered: 06/10/2026)
Main Document:
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Jun 10, 2026
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Adolfsen, Louis) (Entered: 06/10/2026)
Main Document:
Civil Cover Sheet
#3
Jun 10, 2026
PROPOSED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WITH EMERGENCY RELIEF. Document filed by Ahmed Ibrahim Abdelstar Ahmed Elsayed. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order to Show Cause with Emergency Relief).(Adolfsen, Louis) Proposed Order to Show Cause to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. (Entered: 06/10/2026)
Main Document:
Proposed Order to Show Cause With Emergency Relief
#4
Jun 11, 2026
ORDER TO ANSWER, 28 U.S.C. § 2241: Petitioner has filed a Petition for the writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The Court, having examined the Petition, hereby ORDERS that: and further set forth in this Order. The parties shall then appear for a telephonic case management conference on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. Parties are directed to dial into the Court's teleconference number at 646-453-4442, Conference ID# 358639322, and follow the necessary prompts. To preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling on the Petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States absent further order of this Court. See, e.g., Khalil v. Joyce, No. 25-CV-1935 (JMF), 2025 WL 750599, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 10, 2025) (citing cases); see also, e.g., Du v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 25-CV-0644 (OAW), 2025 WL 1317944, at *1 (D. Conn. Apr. 24, 2025) ([A] a federal court may temporarily enjoin immigration authorities from deporting individuals if it preserves the court's jurisdiction over a case or cases.). Moreover, in light of Petitioner's interests in participating in further proceedings before this Court and to facilitate resolution of the Petition, Respondents shall not transfer Petitioner except to a facility within this District, the Eastern District of New York, or the District of New Jersey absent further order of this Court. See, e.g., Perez y Perez v. Noem, No. 25-CV-4828 (DEH), 2025 WL 1908284, at *2-3 (S.D.N.Y. June 13, 2025) (enjoining a habeas petitioner's transfer pending adjudication of his petition); see also, e.g., Arostegui-Maldonado v. Baltazar, No. 25-CV-2205 (WJM) (STV), 2025 WL 2280357, at *14-16 (D. Colo. Aug. 8, 2025) (same); Oliveros v. Kaiser, No. 25-CV-7117 (BLF), 2025 WL 2677125, at *8-9, *11 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 18, 2025) (same). If this case has been settled or otherwise terminated, the parties are not required to appear, provided that a stipulation of discontinuance, voluntary dismissal, or other proof of termination is filed on the docket prior to the date of the conference, using the appropriate ECF Filing Event. See SDNY ECF Rules & Instructions §§ 13.17-13.19 & App'x A, available at http://nysd.uscourts.gov/ ecf_filing.php. The Clerk of Court shall electronically notify the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York of this Order. (Telephone Conference set for 6/15/2026 at 10:30 AM before Judge Lewis J. Liman.) (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 6/11/2026) (rro) (Entered: 06/11/2026)
Main Document:
Order to Answer, 28 U.S.C. 2241 AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings
Jun 11, 2026
CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Lewis J. Liman. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(jgo)
Jun 11, 2026
Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice
Jun 11, 2026
Notice to Attorney Regarding Party Modification
Jun 11, 2026
Notice to Court Regarding Proposed Order
Jun 11, 2026
***NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING PROPOSED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WITH EMERGENCY RELIEF. Document No. 3 Proposed Order to Show Cause With Emergency Relief was reviewed and approved as to form. (nd)
Jun 11, 2026
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Louis G Adolfsen. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: George Valdez; Markwayne Mullins; Todd Lyons; Todd Blanche. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party text was omitted;. (jgo)
Jun 11, 2026
Case Designated ECF. (jgo)
Jun 11, 2026
Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (jgo)
#5
Jun 12, 2026
Letter
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Letter
#6
Jun 12, 2026
Notice of Appearance
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Notice of Appearance
#7
Jun 12, 2026
Order to Show Cause
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Order to Show Cause
#8
Jun 14, 2026
Response to Order to Show Cause
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Response to Order to Show Cause
#9
Jun 15, 2026
Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings
#10
Jun 17, 2026
Proposed Stipulation and Order
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Proposed Stipulation and Order
Jun 17, 2026
Telephone Conference
Jun 29, 2026
Case Transferred Out - District Transfer
Jun 29, 2026
Received Acknowledgment (Electronic Case Transfer)
#12
Jul 01, 2026
Internet Citation
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Internet Citation
Parties
DIRECTOR of ICE Detention Facility 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278
Party
Elsayed
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