Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:25-cv-00488

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Dec 08, 2025

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order Habeus Corpus, Emergency MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Habeus Corpus by ISMAILA NIANGANE. (Vassor, Dean) (Entered: 12/08/2025)

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Dec 08, 2025

First MOTION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Habeus Corpus by ISMAILA NIANGANE. (Vassor, Dean). Document removed from view and attorney advised to refile using correct event and pay filing fee. Modified text on 12/8/2025. (dmh) (Entered: 12/08/2025)

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Dec 08, 2025

MEMORANDUM ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner's Motion at ECF No. 1 is DENIED insofar as Petitioner seeks injunctive relief barring his transfer to another facility, and insofar as Petitioner seeks a T.R.O. However, the Court will proceed to consider Petitioner's Motion in so much as it requests relief via a P.I. based upon his remaining claim that he cannot be detained pursuant to § 1225(b)(2) and must be released. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall serve his filings at ECF Nos. 1 and 2 upon Respondents as soon as possible. After service is effectuated, Petitioner shall electronically mail this Memorandum Order to counsel for Respondents. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents shall file and serve a written response to Petitioner's Motion at ECF No. 1 within ten (10) days of receipt of service. Aside from any additional arguments Respondents wish to make, the Response shall specifically address: (1) what statute governs Petitioner's detention and why; (2) Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025) and its position relative to the vast number of courts that have rejected the reasoning articulated therein; and (3) whether the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause requires that Petitioner be afforded the relief he is seeking. Petitioner may, but is not required to, file and serve a Reply to any Response submitted by Respondents within five (5) days of receipt of Respondents' Response. The Court will schedule a hearing as necessary, and as more fully stated in said Memorandum Order. Signed by Judge Stephanie L. Haines on 12/8/2025. (dlg) (Entered: 12/08/2025)

Dec 08, 2025

District Judge Stephanie L. Haines and Magistrate Judge Kezia O.L. Taylor added. (dmh)

Dec 08, 2025

CLERK'S NOTICE OF CORRECTION re 1 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, Emergency MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. ERROR: Exhibits and Order should have been filed as separate attachments. CORRECTION FOR FUTURE FILINGS: Attorney advised that in the future, exhibits and order of court should be filed as attachments to the main document. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THE FILING AT ISSUE. (dmh)

Dec 08, 2025

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re 1 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, Emergency MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. ERROR: Attorney did not file his initial pleading. CORRECTION: Attorney must submit his Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and pay the $5 filing fee. (dmh) (dmh)

Dec 08, 2025

Add and Terminate Judges

Dec 08, 2025

Clerk's Notice of Correction

Dec 08, 2025

Clerk's Request for Corrective Action

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Dec 09, 2025

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Habeus Corpus (Filing fee $5, receipt number APAWDC-9237348), filed by ISMAILA NIANGANE. (Vassor, Dean) (Entered: 12/09/2025)

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Dec 09, 2025

Habeas Corpus Service

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Dec 09, 2025

Remark: Service copies were forwarded to the U.S. Marshal. Text-only entry. No PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (jmb) (Entered: 12/09/2025)

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Dec 10, 2025

Show Cause

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Dec 11, 2025

TEXT ORDER: In accordance with the case management system in place in this district, this case has been assigned to the undersigned for all pretrial matters. Therefore, it is ORDERED that on or before December 12, 2025, counsel for Petitioner shall complete an election form either consenting to jurisdiction by the Magistrate Judge or electing to have a District Judge assigned to the case, and shall file the form with the Clerk's Office. A copy of the form can be found on the court's website. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kezia O. L. Taylor on December 11, 2025. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (kcb) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

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Dec 11, 2025

ORDER denying 7 Emergency Motion for Order to Show Cause. To the extent Petitioner is seeking an order directing the Respondents to show cause why the relief sought in the Petition should not be granted, said request is denied as moot. The Court directed service on the Respondents on December 9, 2025, and directed Respondents to file a response to the Petition within fourteen days. See ECF No. 5. To the extent Petitioner is seeking an order directing the Respondents to file a response to the Petition by December 13, 2025, said request is denied as Petitioner has failed to demonstrate the existence of any exigent circumstances that would necessitate an earlier response date than that already ordered. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kezia O. L. Taylor on December 11, 2025. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (kcb) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

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Dec 11, 2025

CONSENT to Trial/Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge OR District Judge Option, by ISMAILA NIANGANE. (Vassor, Dean) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

Dec 11, 2025

Order on Motion to Show Cause

Dec 11, 2025

Order for Consent/DJO form

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Dec 23, 2025

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Court Memorandum Order dated 12.8.25 with Notice and Full Text of Footnote 2 by ISMAILA NIANGANE re 3 Order. (Vassor, Dean) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

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Jan 02, 2026

RESPONSE, filed by PAMELA BONDI, Moshannon Valley ICE Processing Center, KRISTI NOEM, JOHN D. TSOUKARIS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit) (Ivory, Michael) (Entered: 01/02/2026)

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Jan 05, 2026

Addendum by ISMAILA NIANGANE in Support of 4 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Habeas Corpus) (Vassor, Dean) (Entered: 01/05/2026)

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Jan 06, 2026

RESPONSE in Support of Petitioner's Habeas Corpus to 12 Response to Habeas Petition, filed by ISMAILA NIANGANE. (Vassor, Dean) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

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Jan 14, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Leo Ivory on behalf of PAMELA BONDI, Moshannon Valley ICE Processing Center, KRISTI NOEM, JOHN D. TSOUKARIS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Ivory, Michael) (Entered: 01/14/2026)

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Jan 14, 2026

CONSENT to Trial/Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge OR District Judge Option, by PAMELA BONDI, Moshannon Valley ICE Processing Center, KRISTI NOEM, JOHN D. TSOUKARIS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Ivory, Michael) (Entered: 01/14/2026)

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Jan 20, 2026

ORDER granting the 4 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus to the extent it seeks an individualized bond hearing before an immigration judge, and, in light of this relief, the 1 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminary Injunction is moot. See Calzado Diaz v. Noem, No. 3:25- cv-458, 2025 WL 3628480 (W.D. Pa. Dec. 15, 2025) (Haines, J.), vacated as moot, ECF No. 22 (Dec. 17, 2025) (the legal conclusions in Calzado are unaffected by the mooting of the order due to the individual facts of Mr. Calzado Diaz's case); A.D. v. Leonard Oddo et. al., No. CV 25-460J, 2026 WL 101476, at *1 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 14, 2026). The Government is directed to provide Petitioner with the statutory process required under 8 U.S.C. 1226, which includes a bond hearing. The Government shall arrange for an individualized bond hearing to be conducted by an immigration judge by January 30, 2026. If Petitioner is not provided with a bond hearing by January 30, 2026, or if the immigration judge declines to conduct a bond hearing based on Hurtado, Respondents shall immediately release Petitioner from custody. The parties shall provide notice to the Court of the outcome of the individualized bond hearing within seven days of the date of the immigration judge's decision. With no further action required by the Court at this time, the Clerk of Court shall mark this matter closed. Signed by Judge Stephanie L. Haines on 1/20/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (cag) Modified text on 1/20/2026. (dlg) (Entered: 01/20/2026)

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Jan 20, 2026

Judgment (Rule 58)

Jan 20, 2026

Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion for TRO

Jan 28, 2026

Order Response/Briefing Schedule

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Feb 11, 2026

Order