District of Puerto Rico • 3:26-cv-01450

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Jul 13, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number APRDC-9553332.), filed by Inocencia Rodriguez. Service due by 10/13/2026, (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Pablo Mota, # 2 Exhibit (1) Vehicle Permit, # 3 Exhibit (2) I-130 Approval, # 4 Exhibit (3) I-601 A approval, # 5 Exhibit (4) Birth Certificate, # 6 Exhibit (5) Marriage Certificate, # 7 Exhibit (6) No criminal record DR, # 8 Exhibit (7) No criminal Record PR, # 9 Exhibit AOS Fees Doc. Completed, # 10 Exhibit Department of Education Doc., # 11 Exhibit EOIR Case Status, # 12 Exhibit Family Pictures, # 13 Exhibit ICE locator Inf., # 14 Exhibit Pablo Mota Birth Cert., # 15 Exhibit Pablo Mota Permanent Resident Cert., # 16 Exhibit Pablo Mota Passport certification)(Arraiza-Navas, Fermin) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

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Jul 13, 2026

First MOTION for Issuance of Summons as to all Respondents and as to Rebecca Gonzalez-Ramos filed by Fermin Luis Arraiza-Navas on behalf of Inocencia Rodriguez. Responses due by 7/27/2026. NOTE: Pursuant to FRCP 6(a) an additional three days does not apply to service done electronically. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Vaquero, # 2 Summons Ripa, # 3 Summons Mullin, # 4 Summons Venturella, # 5 Summons Blanche, # 6 Summons Ramirez-Garbo)(Arraiza-Navas, Fermin) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

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Jul 13, 2026

MOTION to grant bond hearing and To Stay Transfer of Petitioner filed by Fermin Luis Arraiza-Navas on behalf of Inocencia Rodriguez. Responses due by 7/27/2026. NOTE: Pursuant to FRCP 6(a) an additional three days does not apply to service done electronically. (Arraiza-Navas, Fermin) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

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Jul 13, 2026

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Fermin Luis Arraiza-Navas on behalf of Inocencia Rodriguez. Responses due by 7/27/2026. NOTE: Pursuant to FRCP 6(a) an additional three days does not apply to service done electronically. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Draft TRO)(Arraiza-Navas, Fermin) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

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Jul 14, 2026

Second MOTION for Leave to Appear SECOND filed by Maria Del Rosario Garcia-Miranda on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Responses due by 7/28/2026. NOTE: Pursuant to FRCP 6(a) an additional three days does not apply to service done electronically. (Garcia-Miranda, Maria) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

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Jul 14, 2026

NOTICE of Filing Exhibits (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil cover sheet, # 2 Category Sheet category sheet) (Arraiza-Navas, Fermin) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

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Jul 14, 2026

NOTICE OF JUDGE ASSIGNMENT: Case has been assigned to Judge Maria Antongiorgi-Jordan. (rom) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

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Jul 14, 2026

Summons Issued

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Jul 14, 2026

Summons Returned Executed

Jul 14, 2026

Notice of Judge Assignment

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Jul 15, 2026

ORDER granting: 4 "Motion for Temporary Restraining Order." Petitioner asks this Court to enter an order prohibiting Respondents from transferring Petitioner outside of the District of Puerto Rico in support of her Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) "provides the general process for arresting and detaining [noncitizens] who are present in the United States and eligible for removal." Rodriguez Diaz v. Garland, 53 F.4th 1189, 1196 (9th Cir. 2022). Section 1226(a) provides the Government broad discretion whether to release or detain the individual and it provides several layers of review for an initial custody determination. Id. It also confers "an initial bond hearing before a neutral decisionmaker, the opportunity to be represented by counsel and to present evidence, the right to appeal, and the right to seek a new hearing when circumstances materially change." Id. at 1202; see also Doe v. Tompkins, 11 F.4th 1, 2 (1st Cir. 2021) (holding that the Government bears the burden of proving at an initial bond hearing held under Section 1226(a) that (1) a noncitizen poses a danger to the community, or (2) the noncitizen poses a flight risk). Petitioner states that she entered the United States without inspection over nine years ago, has no criminal record, and is the beneficiary of an approved I-130 Petition for Alien Relative and approved I-601A Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver (ECF No. 1 ). If true, that would render Petitioner's detention unlawful. Accordingly, the Court finds that the issuance of a temporary restraining order is warranted. If the facts alleged in the instant petition are true, in the absence of relief, Petitioner may suffer the irreparable harm of being denied meaningful engagement with counsel and the opportunity to contest her detention. See San Juan Cable LLC v. Telecommunications Regulatory Bd. of Puerto Rico, 598 F. Supp. 2d 233 (D.P.R. 2009) (a party moving for temporary restraining order bears the burden to show: (1) a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; (2) a significant risk that it will suffer irreparable harm; (3) the harm it will suffer outweighs any harm that injunctive relief will cause to the defendants; and (4) the public interest weighs in favor of injunctive relief). The Court therefore ORDERS that the Government shall not transfer Petitioner outside of Puerto Rico during the pendency of this case. The Court further ORDERS that Petitioner shall effect service on Respondents immediately and that Respondents shall respond to Petitioner's Writ of Habeas Corpus within four days of receiving service. Signed by Judge Maria Antongiorgi-Jordan on 7/15/2026. (ao) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

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Jul 15, 2026

Motion for Contempt for Urgent Relief filed by Fermin Luis Arraiza-Navas on behalf of Inocencia Rodriguez. Responses due by 7/29/2026. NOTE: Pursuant to FRCP 6(a) an additional three days does not apply to service done electronically. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Immigration Judge Order, # 2 Exhibit I-130, # 3 Exhibit I-601 A)(Arraiza-Navas, Fermin) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

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Jul 15, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Manuel A. Guzman-Gonzalez on behalf of Todd Blanche, Rebecca Gonzalez-Ramos, Markwayne Mullin, Hector Ramirez-Carbo, Garret J. Ripa, Roberto Vaquero, David Venturella (Guzman-Gonzalez, Manuel) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

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Jul 15, 2026

SUMMONS Returned Executed as to the TRO on Gonzalez, Ramirez and Vaquero by Inocencia Rodriguez upon (Arraiza-Navas, Fermin) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

Jul 15, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

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Jul 17, 2026

ORDER granting: 11 "Motion for Urgent Relief." This Court's Temporary Restraining Order at ECF No. 10 stated that if the facts alleged in Petitioner's Writ of Habeas Corpus are true, she is entitled to a bond hearing as a matter of law under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). Petitioner was subsequently denied a bond hearing by an Immigration Judge based on Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I&N Dec. 216, 220-28 (BIA 2025) without factual findings that contravene the facts alleged in the Writ of Habeas Corpus and in contravention of this Court's finding that she is entitled to the protections of § 1226(a). (ECF No. 10 ); see also Guerrero v. Ripa, No. 26-cv-1427, 2026 WL 2042265, at *3 (D.P.R. July 15, 2026) ("[T]his District Court, as well as district courts across the First Circuit, have rejected Yajure Hurtados new reading and upheld the right to a bond hearing for noncitizens who were already present in the United States when they were detained."). Respondents are hereby ORDERED to provide Petitioner with a bond hearing under Section 1226(a) within 5 days of this Order. The Government may submit evidence contradicting the contention that Petitioner has been in the United States continuously for over ten years and has no criminal record by 7/21/2026. Respondents are further ORDERED to release Petitioner immediately pending that bond hearing. The Government shall set minimal release conditions that will reasonably assure Petitioner's appearance at the bond hearing. Respondents are further ORDERED to provide individualized reasons at the bond hearing as to why Petitioner is granted or denied bond. If Respondents do not provide Petitioner with a bond hearing under Section 1226(a) as hereby ordered, or if said bond hearing is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, Petitioner must be immediately released from detention. No later than 7/31/2026, the Parties shall file a Joint Status Report concerning (1) the results of any bond hearing that was conducted or, if no hearing was held, advise the Court of the date Petitioner was released from custody; and (2) whether any additional proceedings in this matter are required. Signed by Judge Maria Antongiorgi-Jordan on 7/17/2026. (ao) (Entered: 07/17/2026)

Jul 17, 2026

Order on Motion for Contempt

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Jul 20, 2026

File Excess Pages

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Jul 20, 2026

Response in Opposition

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Jul 20, 2026

Informative Motion

Jul 21, 2026

Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages

Jul 21, 2026

Order on Informative Motion