District of Nebraska • 8:26-cv-00474

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Aug 27, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus in the amount of $ 5, Receipt Number 8075908; filed on behalf of pro se petitioner Guillermo Jose Guira Vargas. (LKO) (Entered: 08/27/2026)

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Aug 27, 2026

NOTICE by Clerk acknowledging receipt of complaint filed by a pro se party. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO) (Entered: 08/27/2026)

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Aug 27, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - The respondents shall, on or before September 1, 2026, make a return certifying the true cause and proper duration of the petitioner's detention and showing cause why the writ should not be granted. The respondents&# 039; answer must include: a. Such affidavits and exhibits as are necessary to establish the lawfulness of the petitioner's detention in light of the issues raised in the petition; b. Such affidavits and exhibits as are necessary to establish the circumstances of the petitioner's initial contact with U.S. immigration officials, the basis for and conditions of his release from custody, if any, and a procedural history of his immigration and release status from the time of his initial enc ounter with U.S. immigration officials to the present; c. A reasoned memorandum of law and fact explaining the respondents' legal position on the petitioner's claims; d. The government's position on whether an evidentiary hearing shoul d be conducted; and e. Whether petitioner was arrested pursuant to a warrant and, if so, a copy of that warrant. The petitioner may reply in support of the petition on or before September 8, 2026. The respondents are enjoined from removing the petit ioner from the United States and from the District of Nebraska until further order of the Court. If the petitioner has already been removed from Nebraska, the respondents are ordered to immediately return the petitioner to Nebraska. Ordered by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO)

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Sep 01, 2026

RESPONSE regarding Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 1 by Attorney John M. Ward on behalf of Respondents Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.(Ward, John) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

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Sep 01, 2026

INDEX in support of Response 4 by Attorney John M. Ward on behalf of Respondents Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.(Ward, John) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

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Sep 01, 2026

DECLARATION regarding Response 4 by Attorney John M. Ward on behalf of Respondents Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Form I-862 Notice to Appear, # 2 Exhibit Form I-220A Order of Release on Recognizance, # 3 Exhibit Form I-200 Warrant for Arrest of Alien)(Ward, John) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

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Sep 01, 2026

Certificate regarding Response 4, Index 5, Declaration, 6 by Attorney John M. Ward on behalf of Respondents Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.(Ward, John) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

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Sep 01, 2026

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (filing 1 ) is conditionally granted. The government shall provide the petitioner with a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and the corresponding regulations on or be fore September 8, 2026. If the government does not provide the petitioner with a bond hearing as required, the petitioner must be immediately returned to Rapid City, South Dakota and released from detention. On or before September 11, 2 026, the government shall provide the Court with a status update regarding the bond hearing or, if no bond hearing was held, advise the Court regarding the petitioner's release. Ordered by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO)

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Sep 01, 2026

JUDGMENT - PRO SE - For the reasons stated in the accompanying memorandum and order, judgment is entered in favor of the petitioner. The government shall provide the petitioner with a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and the corresponding regulations on or before September 8, 2026, or else the petitioner must be immediately returned to Rapid City, South Dakota and released from detention. (Attachments: # 1 Notice - Civil Appeals in Pro Se Cases) Ordered by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

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Sep 01, 2026

Notice of Appearance

Sep 01, 2026

Judgment - Pro Se

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Sep 10, 2026

Status Report