Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-01662

#1

Jun 12, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number - need to pay later), filed by JOSE JEREMIAS CASTILLO (Entered: 06/12/2026)

#2

Jun 12, 2026

Ex Parte Emergency MOTION for a Temporary Restraining Order and Stay of Removal and Transfer, filed by JOSE JEREMIAS CASTILLO HERNANDEZ (Filing Fee $52, receipt number AVAEDC-11069929). (Attachments: # 1 Proposed TRO Order)(Campos, Jose) Modified text to correct text/event on 6/12/2026 (triv). (Entered: 06/12/2026)

Jun 12, 2026

Notice of Correction in re 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Filing user is notified to pay the $5.00 Filing Fee. (triv)

#3

Jun 13, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number AVAEDC-11071329), filed by Jose Jeremias Castillo Hernandez. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Campos, Jose) (Entered: 06/13/2026)

#4

Jun 13, 2026

Ex Parte Emergency MOTION for a Temporary Restraining Order and Stay of Removal and Transfer by Jose Jeremias Castillo Hernandez. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed TRO Order)(Campos, Jose) Modified text on 6/15/2026 (triv). (Entered: 06/13/2026)

#5

Jun 13, 2026

ORDERED that the Respondents and any of Respondents' officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, as well as other person acting in concert with them be, and the same hereby are, ENJOINED from removing the Petitioner from this judicial district pending further order of the Court; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on June 17, 2026, the Respondents file either (a) a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Hernandez v. Crawford, No. 1:25-CV-01565-AJTWBP, 2025 WL 2940702 (E.D. Va. Oct. 16, 2025) or the other opinions of this Court cited therein; or (b) an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Hernandez and this Petition; and it is further ORDERED that if the Respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Hernandez, each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue a ruling without further filings from the parties; and it is further ORDERED that if the Respondents file an Opposition to the Petition, Petitioner shall file any Reply in further support of the Petition on or before 5:00 PM on June 22, 2026. Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 06/13/2026. (jlan) (Entered: 06/13/2026)

#6

Jun 13, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by John Eliot Beerbower on behalf of Todd Blanche, Russ Hott, Markwayne Mullin (Beerbower, John) (Entered: 06/13/2026)

#7

Jun 13, 2026

NOTICE by Todd Blanche, Russ Hott, Markwayne Mullin in re 5 ORDER (Beerbower, John) (Entered: 06/13/2026)

#8

Jun 15, 2026

ORDERED that Hernandez's Petition, [Dkt. No. 1], is GRANTED. ORDERED that Hernandez be promptly released from custody, with all his personal property, in order to appear at a bond hearing before an Immigration Judge. ORDERED that Hernandez live at a fixed address which he must provide to the federal respondents'. ORDERED that respondents provide Hernandez with an individualized bond hearing before an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 14 days of the date of this Order. ORDERED that respondents be and are ENJOINED from denying bond to Hernandez on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2). ORDERED that, if Hernandez is granted bond, respondents be and are ENJOINED from invoking the automatic stay provision at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2). ORDERED that if Hernandez is released on bond, the federal respondents-along with their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, successors, and assigns, and all persons acting in concert with them-be and are ENJOINED from rearresting Hernandez unless he (1) commits a violation of any federal, state, or local law; (2) fails to comply with the conditions ofhis release; (3) fails to attend a properly noticed immigration hearing; or (4) is detained pursuant to a valid, final order of removal. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 6/15/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 06/15/2026)

#9

Jun 15, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58, JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of the petitioner Jose Jeremias Castillo Hernandez and against the respondents Jeff Crawford, Russ Hott, Todd Blanche, and Markwayne Mullin. Entered by Clerk on 6/15/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 06/15/2026)

Jun 15, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis. (triv)