Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01243

#1

Jun 29, 2026

Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $5, receipt number APAWDC-9688200), filed by I.T. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Bell Declaration In Support of Petition, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons) (Centrella, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/29/2026)

#2

Jun 29, 2026

MOTION for Leave to File Using Initials Only by I.T. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Centrella, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/29/2026)

Jun 29, 2026

Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan added. (bjr)

#3

Jun 30, 2026

ORDER granting 2 Motion for Leave to File Using Initials Only. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 6/30/2026. (pak) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

#4

Jun 30, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Petitioner's counsel shall serve Respondents with a copy of this Order and the Petition via e-mail, as specified, and file a notice of compliance. Respondents' counsel shall file a notice of appearance within 3 days of the filing of Petitioner's Certificate of Compliance of Service. Respondents shall file any responses or answers to the petition within 7 days of the date of service. Petitioner's reply is due within 5 days of Respondents' response. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 6/30/2026. (pak) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

#5

Jun 30, 2026

STANDING ZADVYDAS ORDER. In alien habeas cases, petitioners often challenge their detention as being unconstitutionally prolonged, either at the outset or later during the pendency of their cases. See Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001) ("The serious constitutional problem arising out of a statute that, in these circumstances, permits an indefinite, perhaps permanent, deprivation of human liberty without any such protection is obvious.") In order to monitor and assess the validity of any such potential claim, Respondents shall file a status report updating the Court on Petitioner's detention status six months from today. No such report need be filed if Petitioner has been released prior to that date. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 6/30/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

#6

Jun 30, 2026

MOTION for attorney Robert Bell to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # APAWDC-9694357) by I.T. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit and Certificate of Good Standing, # 2 Proposed Order) (Bell, Robert) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

#7

Jun 30, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Compliance with Case Management Order by I.T re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 4 Case Management Order,, (Bell, Robert) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

Jun 30, 2026

Order

#8

Jul 02, 2026

ORDER granting 6 Motion for Robert Bell to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 7/2/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 07/02/2026)

#9

Jul 02, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Jerome A. Moschetta on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, DAREN MARGOLIN, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO, DAVID VENTURELLA. (Moschetta, Jerome) (Entered: 07/02/2026)

Jul 02, 2026

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

#10

Jul 07, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by TODD BLANCHE, DAREN MARGOLIN, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO, DAVID VENTURELLA. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit) (Moschetta, Jerome) (Entered: 07/07/2026)

#11

Jul 08, 2026

ORDER. For the reasons stated in Villagrez v. Bondi, et al., No. 26-72, 2026 WL 545380 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 26, 2026) (Ranjan, J.), the Court GRANTS the 1 habeas petition. Additionally, to the extent that the government argues that the presence of 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5)(A) subjects Petitioner to mandatory detention, the Court disagrees. See Qasemi v. Francis, No. 25-CV-10029 (LJL), 2025 WL 3654098, at *1011, 13 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 17, 2025) (finding that Section 1182(d)(5)(A)'s language of "returned to the custody from which he was paroled" refers to DHS's control over Petitioner, not the prior detention status to which Petitioner was subjected to at an earlier time). The Court ISSUES the writ, on these terms. (1) Respondents shall cause Petitioner to be taken to a neutral immigration judge of the Executive Office of Immigration Review for an individualized bond hearing to occur within 30 days of this order, or else release Petitioner by such date. (2) Respondents shall ensure that such a hearing include the required due process, i.e., at a minimum, factfinding based on a record produced before the decisionmaker and disclosed to Petitioner; an opportunity to make arguments on the Petitioner's behalf; and the right to an individualized determination of Petitioner's interests. See Ghanem v. Warden Essex Cnty. Corr. Facility, No. 21-1908, 2022 WL 574624, at *2 (3d Cir. Feb. 25, 2022). (3) Petitioner shall be responsible for securing the necessary transcripts and record of the bond hearing. The Court further finds that Respondents' position was substantially justified in this case, so no fees shall be awarded. The Court trusts the immigration judge to comply with this order and ensure that Petitioner is provided due process, and therefore the immigration judge shall explain his or her individualized determination on the record. See Kamara v. Atty Gen. of U.S., 420 F.3d 202, 212 (3d Cir. 2005). The Clerk of Court shall administratively CLOSE this case. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 7/8/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

#12

Jul 08, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT, entered consistent with the above order (ECF 11). Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 7/8/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

Jul 08, 2026

Order

Jul 08, 2026

Judgment (Rule 58)

#13

Aug 04, 2026

NOTICE of Outcome of Bond Hearing by TODD BLANCHE, DAREN MARGOLIN, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO, DAVID J. VENTURELLA (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit) (Moschetta, Jerome) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

#14

Sep 04, 2026

MOTION to Enforce July 8, 2026 Order, MOTION for Leave to File Documents Under Seal (Exhibit D) by I.T. (Bell, Robert) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

#15

Sep 04, 2026

AFFIDAVIT in Support re 14 MOTION to Enforce July 8, 2026 Order MOTION for Leave to File Documents Under Seal (Exhibit D) Declaration of Robert Bell filed by I.T. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Coomes Declaration, # 2 Exhibit B - Bond Hearing Transcript, # 3 Exhibit C - Email with Elizabeth Immigration Court, # 4 Exhibit D - Record (to be filed under seal), # 5 Exhibit E - Unpublished order, # 6 Exhibit F - Unpublished order) (Bell, Robert) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

#16

Sep 04, 2026

BRIEF in Support re 14 Motion to Enforce, Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal filed by I.T. (Bell, Robert) (Entered: 09/04/2026)

#17

Sep 08, 2026

ORDER granting 14 Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal. A redacted version is not required. You are required to serve the sealed document on counsel using traditional service methods. Decision to Unseal Document deferred. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 9/8/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 09/08/2026)

#18

Sep 08, 2026

ORDER re 14 Motion to Enforce. Respondents shall file a brief in response to the 14 motion on or before 9/22/2026; any reply brief by Petitioner due by 9/29/2026. No brief shall exceed 20 pages in length. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 9/8/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 09/08/2026)

#19

Sep 08, 2026

SEALED EXHIBIT in support of Ex. D (ECF 15-4) Part 1 (Under Seal) by I.T pursuant to 17 Order on Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal,. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit D - Part 2 (Under Seal), # 2 Exhibit D - Part 3 (Under Seal), # 3 Exhibit D - Part 4 (Under Seal)) (Bell, Robert) (Entered: 09/08/2026)

Sep 08, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal

Sep 08, 2026

Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines

#20

Sep 22, 2026

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 14 MOTION to Enforce July 8, 2026 Order MOTION for Leave to File Documents Under Seal (Exhibit D) by TODD BLANCHE, DAREN MARGOLIN, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO, DAVID VENTURELLA. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Moschetta, Jerome) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

#21

Sep 23, 2026

ORDER granting 20 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. Respondents shall file a brief in response as to Petitioner's 14 Motion to Enforce on or before 9/25/2026; any reply brief by Petitioner due by 10/2/2026. No brief shall exceed 20 pages in length. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 9/23/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 09/23/2026)

Sep 23, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

#22

Sep 25, 2026

RESPONSE to Motion re 14 MOTION to Enforce July 8, 2026 Order MOTION for Leave to File Documents Under Seal (Exhibit D) filed by TODD BLANCHE, DAREN MARGOLIN, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LEONARD ODDO, DAVID VENTURELLA. (Moschetta, Jerome) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

#23

Sep 28, 2026

ORDER granting 14 Motion to Enforce. Having considered the motion and Respondents' 22 response thereto, IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner's 14 Motion to Enforce Order is hereby GRANTED, and that Petitioner be IMMEDIATELY RELEASED from detention. DHS may set appropriate conditions of supervision for Petitioner's release, consistent with applicable law. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 9/28/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

Sep 28, 2026

Order on Motion to Enforce