Middle District of Florida • 2:26-cv-02438

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Aug 27, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus - Federal (Filing fee $ 5, receipt number 17942) filed by Darwin Alexis Sanchez-Fonseca. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibits, # 3 Mailing Envelope)(SJD) (Entered: 08/27/2026)

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Aug 28, 2026

ORDER to show cause why Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) should not be granted. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to send a copy of this Order, the Petition, with exhibits (Doc. 1) electronically to Respondents at USAFLM.Alcatraz@usdoj.gov and OPLAORLFEDLIT@ice.dhs.gov and by first-class mail to the Attorney General of the United States in Washington, D.C (U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20530-0001). Petitioner is also directed to serve this order on Respondents by 9/4/2026, and file proof of service. Petitioner does not need to obtain a summons to do so. Respondents are DIRECTED to Show Cause by 9/17/2026. Signed by District Judge Kyle C. Dudek on 8/28/2026. (CGW) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

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Sep 04, 2026

Certificate of service

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Sep 17, 2026

Response to habeas petition

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Sep 21, 2026

ORDER granting in part 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Darwin Alexis Sanchez-Fonseca. Within ten days of this order, the Government shall either bring Sanchez-Fonesca for an individualized bond hearing before an immigration judg e or release him under reasonable conditions of supervision. To satisfy this order, the hearing must include--and the resulting order must reflect--consideration of evidence properly submitted by the petitioner and the factors announced in In re Guer ra, 24 I. & N. Dec. 37 (BIA 2006), and the Government must bear the burden of proof to justify continued detention. Laborde Casallas v. Ripa, No. 2:26-CV-02137-SPC-KRH, 2026 WL 2162793, at *2 (M.D. Fla. July 28, 2026). The habeas petition is otherwise denied. The Clerk is directed to terminate any pending motions and close this case. Signed by District Judge Kyle C. Dudek on 9/21/2026. (CGW)