Middle District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01977

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Jul 15, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, Receipt Number 7496539), filed by Happy Happy. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A - Notice to Appear, # 3 Exhibit B - Order of Release Recognizance and ATD enrollment documentation, # 4 Exhibit C - Evidence of timely Form I-589 filing, # 5 Exhibit D - Employment Authorization, # 6 Exhibit E - EOIR Automated Case Information, # 7 Exhibit F - ICE Detainee Locator) (ea) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

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Jul 21, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Show Cause Response due by 7/28/2026. To the extent the petition requests a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunctive relief, the petitioner has failed to comply with the procedural requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)(1) (A request for a court order must be made by motion.), Fed R. Civ. P. 65(a)(1) (The court may issue a preliminary injunction only on notice to the adverse party.), and Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b)(1) (requiring specific facts in an affidavit or verified complaint to clearly show immediate and irreparable harm will result before the respondent can be heard in opposition and an attorneys certification of efforts to give notice or why notice should not be required), and thus such request is DENIED without prejudice. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 7/21/26. (ms) (Entered: 07/21/2026)

Jul 21, 2026

DOCKET ANNOTATION: Attorney Ohana is directed to file for special admission or make arrangements to be generally admitted. (ea)

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Jul 22, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Jeffrey Nelson on behalf of Acting Field Office Director, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, David J. Venturella, Warden. (Nelson, Jeffrey) (Entered: 07/22/2026)

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Jul 22, 2026

PETITION FOR SPECIAL ADMISSION (PRO HAC VICE) by Keren Ohana on behalf of Happy Happy Attorney Keren Ohana is seeking special admission Filing fee $ 50, receipt number APAMDC-7506773.. (Ohana, Keren) (Entered: 07/22/2026)

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Jul 27, 2026

SPECIAL ADMISSIONS FORM APPROVED as to Keren Ohana. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. on 07/27/2026. (nrr) (Entered: 07/27/2026)

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Jul 28, 2026

RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS by Warden by Warden. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit List, # 2 Exhibit(s) Ex. 1 - Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien, # 3 Exhibit(s) Ex. 2 - Notice to Appear, # 4 Exhibit(s) Ex. 3 - Notice to EOIR)(Nelson, Jeffrey) (Entered: 07/28/2026)

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Jul 31, 2026

Petitioner's ANSWER to Complaint 's opposition by Happy Happy.(Ohana, Keren) (Entered: 07/31/2026)

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Sep 02, 2026

MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Happy Happy. For the foregoing reasons, the court concludes that, because he is not actively seeking admission and has been living in interior of the United States for an extended period of time, the petitioners continued mandatory detention without a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) is unlawful. Accordingly, we will grant the petition and order the petitioners immediate release from custody. See Andrade v. Rose, No. 26-603, 2026 WL 401189 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 12, 2026) (granting immediate release), affd sub nom. Buele Morocho v. Warden Phila. FDC, ___ F.4th ____, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026); Buele Morocho v. Jamison, No. 25-cv-05930, 2025 WL 3296300 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 26, 2025) (same), affd sub nom. Buele Morocho v. Warden Phila. FDC, ___ F.4th ____, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026).An appropriate order follows. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 9/2/26. (ms) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

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Sep 02, 2026

ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.The petition (Doc. 1) is GRANTED;2.The government shall immediately release the petitioner from custody;3.The respondent shall file a written notice of the petitioners release from custody within three (3) days after such release;4.In the interim, the respondent shall file a written status report with respect to the petitioners custody status every seven (7) days after entry of this order, until the petitioners actual release from custody; and5.The clerk is directed to mark this case as CLOSED. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 9/2/26. (ms) (Entered: 09/02/2026)

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Sep 08, 2026

NOTICE by Warden re 9 Order (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry),, of Release (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) Ex. 1 - Wiss Decl.)(Nelson, Jeffrey) (Entered: 09/08/2026)