District of Massachusetts • 1:25-cv-13599

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Nov 26, 2025

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number AMADC-11384453 Fee status: Filing Fee paid., filed by Matheus Pereira. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Category Form)(Da Cruz, Jacinda) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

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Nov 26, 2025

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. District Judge Julia E. Kobick assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell. (LBO) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

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Nov 26, 2025

General Order 19-02, dated June 1, 2019 regarding Public Access to Immigration Cases Restricted by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c). (EZG) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

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Nov 26, 2025

District Judge Julia E. Kobick: ORDER CONCERNING SERVICE OF PETITION AND STAY OR TRANSFER OF REMOVAL entered.The answer or responsive pleading is due no later than December 3, 2025. (Attachments: # 1 *SEALED* Appendix) (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

Nov 26, 2025

Notice of Case Assignment

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Dec 01, 2025

Copy re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) and 4 Order Concerning Service of Petition and Stay or Transfer of Removal mailed to Patricia Hyde, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Department of Homeland Security and Pamela Bondi on 12/1/2025. (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

Dec 01, 2025

Copy Mailed

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Dec 03, 2025

Notice of Appearance

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Dec 03, 2025

Answer/Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus - 2241

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Dec 03, 2025

District Judge Julia E. Kobick: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Petitioner Matheus Pereira, a citizen of Brazil, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on November 26, 2025 seeking his immediate release or, alternatively, a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). ECF 1, ¶¶ 1, 5, 8, 14. In April 2023, he entered the United States without inspection, was released on an Order of Recognizance, and was served with a Notice to Appear. Id. ¶¶ 1, 3, 14-15; see ECF 1, Ex. A. His removal proceedings remain pending in Chelmsford Immigration Court. ECF 1, ¶¶ 17-18; ECF 1, Ex. B. On November 25, 2025, Pereira was arrested and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). ECF 1, ¶¶ 2, 19. He remains under ICE’s custody at Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Id. ¶¶ 7-8.The respondents argue that Pereira is lawfully detained as an applicant for admission under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b). They acknowledge, however, that “the legal issues presented in this Petition are similar to those recently addressed by this Court in” Gomes v. Hyde, No. 25-cv-11571-JEK, 2025 WL 1869299 (D. Mass. July 7, 2025), dos Santos v. Noem, No. 25-cv-12052-JEK, 2025 WL 2370988 (D. Mass. Aug. 14, 2025), and Sampiao v. Hyde, No. 25-cv-11981-JEK, 2025 WL 2607924 (D. Mass. Sept. 9, 2025). ECF 7, at 1. In those cases, this Court held that 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a)—not Section 1225(b)—governed the petitioner’s detention. Gomes, 2025 WL 1869299, at *7; dos Santos, 2025 WL 2370988, at *7; Sampiao, 2025 WL 2607924, at *8. The respondents contend that “[s]hould the Court follow its reasoning in Gomes, dos Santos, and Sampiao, it would reach the same result here.” ECF 7, at 1. The Court agrees and therefore concludes that Section 1226(a), not Section 1225(b), governs Pereira’s detention.Noncitizens like Pereira “detained under Section 1226(a) have the right to request a bond hearing before an Immigration Judge, at which the government bears the burden to prove that continued detention is justified.” Sampiao, 2025 WL 2607924, at *1. Bond may be denied only if the government “either (1) prove[s] by clear and convincing evidence that [the noncitizen] poses a danger to the community or (2) prove[s] by a preponderance of the evidence that [the noncitizen] poses a flight risk.” Hernandez-Lara v. Lyons, 10 F.4th 19, 41 (1st Cir. 2021).For the foregoing reasons, Pereira’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, ECF 1, is GRANTED. The respondents are ORDERED to provide him with a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 7 days of this Order. The respondents are further ORDERED to file a status report on or before December 12, 2025, notifying the Court whether Pereira has been granted bond and released or, if his request for bond was denied, providing the reasons for that denial. (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 12/03/2025)

Dec 03, 2025

Order

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Dec 11, 2025

Status Report

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Dec 11, 2025

Judgment