Southern District of Texas • 4:25-cv-05796

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Nov 09, 2025

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. (Filing Fee $ 5.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-31969790)Document filed by Maria Sonia Allaico Pacheco, Mishell Alexandra Quintuna Allaico..(Grotas, Paul) (Entered: 11/09/2025)

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Nov 10, 2025

ORDER: A conference shall be held in this matter on November 13, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. in Courtroom 14C, United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York. The Clerk of Court is directed to transmit a copy of this Order upon the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (the "USAO"). The USAO shall take immediate steps to notify appropriate officials at ICE of this Order, and shall file a status report by no later than November 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. SO ORDERED. ( Status Conference set for 11/13/2025 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 14C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Jeannette A. Vargas.) (Signed by Judge Jeannette A. Vargas on 11/10/2025) (tg) (Entered: 11/10/2025)

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Nov 10, 2025

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Grotas, Paul) (Entered: 11/10/2025)

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Nov 10, 2025

EXHIBIT . Document filed by Maria Sonia Allaico Pacheco, Mishell Alexandra Quintuna Allaico..(Grotas, Paul) (Entered: 11/10/2025)

Nov 10, 2025

Case Designated ECF. (sj)

Nov 10, 2025

Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk. Transmitted re: 2 Order,,, Set Deadlines/Hearings,,, to the Docket Assistant Clerk for case processing. (tg)

Nov 10, 2025

Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (sj)

Nov 10, 2025

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Paul B Grotas. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: William Joyce, Kirsti Noem, Pam Bondi. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error; party text was omitted. (sj)

Nov 10, 2025

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to Attorney Paul B Grotas. Attorney must electronically file the Civil Cover Sheet. Use the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents. (sj)

Nov 10, 2025

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Jeannette A. Vargas. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(sj)

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Nov 12, 2025

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Brandon Matthew Waterman on behalf of Pamela Bondi, William Joyce, Kristi Noem..(Waterman, Brandon) (Entered: 11/12/2025)

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Nov 12, 2025

LETTER addressed to Judge Jeannette A. Vargas from Brandon M. Waterman dated November 12, 2025 re: Status Letter per the Court's November 10 Order. Document filed by Pamela Bondi, William Joyce, Kristi Noem..(Waterman, Brandon) (Entered: 11/12/2025)

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Nov 12, 2025

LETTER addressed to Judge Jeannette A. Vargas from Brandon M. Waterman dated November 12, 2025 re: Recusal Rule. Document filed by Pamela Bondi, William Joyce, Kristi Noem..(Waterman, Brandon) (Entered: 11/12/2025)

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Nov 12, 2025

LETTER MOTION to Adjourn Conference addressed to Judge Jeannette A. Vargas from Paul B. Grotas dated November 12, 2025. Document filed by Maria Sonia Allaico Pacheco, Mishell Alexandra Quintuna Allaico..(Grotas, Paul) (Entered: 11/12/2025)

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Nov 13, 2025

ORDER denying 8 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Due to the limited availability of the Court's upcoming schedule, the Petitioners' request is DENIED. The Conference scheduled for November 13, 2025, at 2:30 PM will no longer be in-person, but will instead be held via Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 260 060 652 722 60; Passcode: 3Ar7SZ64). (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Jeannette A. Vargas)(Text Only Order) (nmo) (Entered: 11/13/2025)

Nov 13, 2025

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Jeannette A. Vargas: Status Conference held on 11/13/2025. Present were Paul Grotas for the petitioners and Brandon Waterman for the respondents. The parties are directed to file a joint letter regarding issue of venue by November 20, 2025. (Court Reporter Devon Gerber) (nmo)

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Nov 20, 2025

LETTER addressed to Judge Jeannette A. Vargas from Paul B. Grotas dated 11/20/2025 re: Letter regarding venue. Document filed by Maria Sonia Allaico Pacheco, Mishell Alexandra Quintuna Allaico..(Grotas, Paul) (Entered: 11/20/2025)

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Dec 02, 2025

TRANSFER ORDER: The Court directs the Clerk of Court to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. To ensure that Petitioners have an opportunity to have this petition considered by the Southern District of Texas, and to preserve that court's jurisdiction to rule on the Petition, the Court hereby ORDERS that Petitioners shall not be removed from the United States absent further court order. See, e.g., Khalil v. Joyce, No. 25-CV-1935 (JMF), 2025 WL 750599, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 10, 2025) (citing cases); see also, e.g., Du v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 25-CV-0644 (OAW), 2025 WL 1317944, at *1 (D. Conn. Apr. 24, 2025) ("[A] a federalcourt may temporarily enjoin immigration authorities from deporting individuals if it preserves the court's jurisdiction over a case or cases.").The Court waives Local Civil Rule 83.1, which requires a seven-day delay before the Clerk of Court may transfer a case, and directs immediate transfer.The United States Attorney is directed forthwith to alert the Chief of the Civil Division United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas of the transferof this matter.This order closes the case in the Southern District of New York.SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jeannette A. Vargas on 12/2/2025) (sgz) (Entered: 12/03/2025)

Dec 02, 2025

CASE TRANSFERRED OUT ELECTRONICALLY from the U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York to the United States District Court - District of Southern District of Texas.(sgz)

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Dec 03, 2025

Case transferred in from New York Southern. Case Number 1:25-cv-09348; certified copy of transfer order, certified docket sheet, and transfer letter received (Entered: 12/03/2025)

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Dec 03, 2025

CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (bkt4) (Entered: 12/03/2025)

Dec 03, 2025

Case Transferred Out - District Transfer

Dec 03, 2025

Referral Judge Selected

Dec 03, 2025

Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Dena Hanovice Palermo randomly selected to receive referrals. The selected Magistrate Judge is not assigned to this case until a District Judge refers the case or a motion or the parties consent to jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (bkt4)