Middle District of Florida • 6:26-cv-01444

Flores Diaz v. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security

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Filed: July 02, 2026
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
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Last Activity: July 10, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Jul 02, 2026
Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas CorpusPURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 2241 AND FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, A PROMPT INDIVIDUALIZED BOND HEARING - Federal (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AFLMDC-25204355) filed by Simon Flores Diaz. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet civil cover sheet, # 2 Exhibit I589 receipt notice, # 3 Exhibit Child's birth certificate, # 4 Exhibit Driver's license, # 5 Exhibit I765 approval notice, # 6 Exhibit Notice to Appear, # 7 Exhibit Interview Notice, # 8 Exhibit affidavit of Jorge Artieda, # 9 Exhibit affidavit of Burman, # 10 Exhibit Article by Kyle Cheney, # 11 Proposed Summons Attorney General, # 12 Proposed Summons Civil Process Clerk, # 13 Proposed Summons Director ICE, # 14 Proposed Summons Director, Miami, # 15 Proposed Summons Warden, # 16 Proposed Summons Secretary DHS)(Symphorien-Saavedra, Francisco) (Entered: 07/02/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
#2
Jul 06, 2026
NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. and Magistrate Judge Leslie Hoffman Price. New case number: 6:26-cv-1444-RBD-LHP. (RN) (Entered: 07/06/2026)
#3
Jul 06, 2026
ENDORSED ORDER GRANTING the request for a temporary restraining order in 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus. For the reasons stated in Guaiquire v. Quinones, No. 6:26-cv-169 (Doc. 4), Respondents are TEMPORARILY RESTRAINED AND ENJOINED from moving Petitioner out of the detention facility in which he is being held until further order of the Court. See also Hernandez Alvarez v. Warden, Fed. Det. Ctr. Mia., 175 F.4th 1258, 1262 (11th Cir. 2026) (mandate withheld). This TRO is limited to preserving the status quo. The remainder of the Petition is under consideration. No bond is required as the Court deems it unnecessary. This TRO expires Monday, August 3, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. unless extended. The Clerk is DIRECTED to serve a copy of the Petition and this Order on Respondents as soon as possible via the following means: (1) ICE (attn to the Assistant Field Office Directors) via email at OPLAORLFEDLIT@ice.dhs.gov (2) USAO via email at USAFLM.Orlando2241@usdoj.gov and OPLAORLFEDLIT@ice.dhs.gov (3) Courtesy copy to the Volusia County Jail via email at email addresses on file with the Clerk's office (4) Courtesy copy to USMS via email at usms-mfl-orl@usdoj.gov (5) Copies via certified mail to the USAG at the physical address on file with the Clerk's office In the meantime, Petitioner's counsel is DIRECTED to serve a copy of this Endorsed Order on Respondents, particularly the manager of the Volusia County Jail, by any means practicable as soon as possible. Respondents are DIRECTED to respond in writing to the Petition by Friday, July 10, 2026, at noon, addressing the following: (1) The statutory basis for Petitioner's detention; (2) Why the Court should not grant the Petition and issue an injunction; (3) The name and location of the facility where Petitioner is currently located; and (4) Whether and when any warrants or notices to appear were issued against Petitioner. Signed by Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. on 7/6/2026. (ZEK) (Entered: 07/06/2026)
#4
Jul 06, 2026
Emergency AMENDED PETITION by a Federal prisoner for writ of habeas corpus PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 2241 AND FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE filed by Simon Flores Diaz. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Receipt notice for I589, # 2 Exhibit Child's birth certificate, # 3 Exhibit Driver's License, # 4 Exhibit Approval notice I765, # 5 Exhibit Notice to appear, # 6 Exhibit Interiview Notice, # 7 Exhibit Declaration of Jorge Artieda, # 8 Exhibit Declaration of Lawrence Burman, # 9 Exhibit Article from Kyle Cheney)(Symphorien-Saavedra, Francisco) (Entered: 07/06/2026)
Main Document: Amended petition for writ of habeas corpus
Jul 06, 2026
Order
Jul 06, 2026
Case Assigned/Reassigned
#5
Jul 10, 2026
Response to habeas petition
Main Document: Response to habeas petition
#6
Jul 10, 2026
Notice of Lead Counsel Designation
Main Document: Notice of Lead Counsel Designation
#7
Jul 10, 2026
Disclosure Statement - LR 3.03 and FRCP 7.1
Main Document: Disclosure Statement - LR 3.03 and FRCP 7.1
#8
Jul 10, 2026
Notice of a Related Action
Main Document: Notice of a Related Action

Parties

Flores Diaz
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Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
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