Southern District of Texas • 1:26-cv-00893

#1

Aug 14, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ATXSDC-36602434) filed by Mpiana Kabongo. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 PETITIONERS EX-PARTE EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, # 4 DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS EX-PARTE EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, # 5 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS EX-PARTE EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION) (Jabber, Tetyana) (Entered: 08/14/2026)

#2

Aug 14, 2026

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Mohammad Akif Saleem (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-36602451) by Mpiana Kabongo, filed. Motion Docket Date 9/4/2026. (Jabber, Tetyana) (Additional attachment(s) added on 8/17/2026: # 1 Verified Attorney Status) (dar1). (Entered: 08/14/2026)

#3

Aug 14, 2026

Clerk's Notice of Redaction Responsibilities and Privacy Protection. Parties notified, filed. (SDTX_CMECF_AutoDocket, ) (Entered: 08/14/2026)

#4

Aug 17, 2026

This entry was recorded on the wrong docket -Ordered that by no later than September 4, 2026, Petitioner Mariia Saprykina shall file a statement explaining why the reasoning in previously referenced decisions does not apply to the claims she presents. If Petitioner does not file a Statement, the Court will deny the petition. (Signed by Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr) Parties notified. (dar1) Modified on 8/18/2026 (dar1). (Entered: 08/17/2026)

#5

Aug 17, 2026

ORDER granting 2 Motion for Mohammad Akif Saleem, Esq. to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found here.(Signed by Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr) Parties notified. (hms1) (Entered: 08/17/2026)

Aug 17, 2026

Referral Judge Selected

Aug 17, 2026

Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Karen Betancourt 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. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (sac1)

#6

Sep 17, 2026

ORDER re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, (Served electronically on USAO per MOU.). ORDERED that Petitioner Mpiana Kabongos Ex Parte Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 13) is DENIED. ORDERED that by no later than September 30, 2026, Respondents shall file a Response to the issues that Petitioner Mpiana Kabongo raises in his Petition, including the statutory authority on which Respondents rely to detain Petitioner. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this Order upon Respondents in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding.Submission Date 9/30/2026 (Signed by Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr) Parties notified. (edg1) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

Sep 22, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Yasmine Kathrina Tucker on behalf of Todd Blanche, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, filed. (Tucker, Yasmine)

Sep 22, 2026

Notice of Appearance - USA (Govt Use Only)

#8

Sep 30, 2026

MOTION for Summary Judgment by Todd Blanche, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, filed. Motion Docket Date 10/21/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Tucker, Yasmine) (Entered: 09/30/2026)