Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-02626

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Aug 17, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-11247658.), filed by Esau Martinez Leon. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 ICE Locator, # 2 Exhibit 2 Interim Authority, # 3 Exhibit 3 Artieda Affidavit, # 4 Exhibit 4 Burman Affidavit, # 5 Exhibit 5 Guidance to Immigration Judges, # 6 Exhibit 6 BIA Regulations, # 7 Exhibit 7 NPR article, # 8 Exhibit 8 NY Times article, # 9 Exhibit 9 Politico article, # 10 Civil Cover Sheet)(Blessinger, Eileen) (Entered: 08/17/2026)

Aug 17, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Anthony J. Trenga and Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis. (Jarb, )

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Aug 18, 2026

ORDERED that Respondents and any of Respondents' officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, as well as other person acting in concert with them be, and the same hereby are, ENJOINED from removing the Petitioner from this judicial district pending further order of the Court; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on August 21, 2026, the Respondents file either (a) a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Hernandez v. Crawford, No. 1:25-CV-01565-AJT-WBP, 2025 WL 2940702 (E.D. Va. Oct. 16, 2025) or the other opinions of this Court cited therein; or (b) an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Hernandez and this Petition. SEE ORDER FOR FURTHER DETAILS. Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 8/18/2026. (Agil, ) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

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Aug 18, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Virginia Lynn Van Valkenburg on behalf of Todd Blanche, Robert Guadian, Markwayne Mullin (Van Valkenburg, Virginia) (Entered: 08/18/2026)