Northern District of Illinois • 1:25-cv-15313

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Dec 17, 2025

PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Freddy I. Quintuna Velecela against Pamela Bondi, Samuel Olson Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-24489096. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1. Bona Fide Determination Notice, # 2 Exhibit 2. Employment Authorization Approval Notice)(Cobb, Erin) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

CIVIL Cover Sheet (Cobb, Erin) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

ATTORNEY Appearance for Petitioner Freddy I. Quintuna Velecela by Erin Christine Cobb (Cobb, Erin) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin: Petitioner has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition challenging his present detention in ICE custody. Telephonic hearing set for 12/18/2025 at 9:00 a.m. At the hearing, Respondents shall be prepared to discuss the following: (1) whether Petitioner was located in the Northern District of Illinois at the time this case was filed; (2) the current status of Petitioner's immigration proceedings; (3) Petitioner's current location and proper Respondent based on that location; (4) the Government's view as to whether the recent Seventh Circuit decision in Castanon Nava v. DHS, --- F.4th ---, 2025 WL 3552514 (7th Cir. 2025), has any effect on Petitioner's habeas corpus case; and (5) next steps, in particular the Respondents' view on the relevance of recent decisions granting habeas corpus relief to immigration detainees in this District. See, e.g., Espino Morales v. Olson et al., No. 25-cv-12858, Dkt. No. 11 (Durkin, J.) (citing cases). Pursuant to the Court's authority under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, the Government is ordered not to remove Petitioner from the jurisdiction of the United States and not to transfer him to any federal judicial district other than those in the States of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin. A.A.R.P. v. Trump, 145 S. Ct. 1364, 1369 (2025) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a)) ("[T]he Government represented on the record in federal court that it reserved the right to remove detainees after midnight. We had the power to issue injunctive relief to prevent irreparable harm to the applicants and to preserve our jurisdiction over the matter."); United States v. United Mine Workers of Am., 330 U.S. 258, 293 (1947) ("The District Court had the power to preserve existing conditions while it was determining its own authority to grant injunctive relief."). If the Petitioner is already, as of the posting of this order, located outside of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin but within the United States, or is in the midst of transportation outside of those States to another State, then this bar on transfer does not require the immediate return of the Petitioner as long as Respondents intend to hold Petitioner within the United States. Instead, the parties and the Court will address the issue after the Respondents make the preliminary filing. To join the telephone conference on 12/18/2025, dial (650) 479-3207, Access Code 180 815 7648. Throughout the hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line. Please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. The Clerk shall email a copy of this order to Tom Walsh, Chief of the Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Craig Oswald, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, and Joshua Press, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois. Mailed notice. (ecw, ) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Freddy I. Quintuna Velecela (Cobb, Erin) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

Dec 17, 2025

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Heather K. McShain. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (bi, )

Dec 17, 2025

CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (bi, )

Dec 17, 2025

EMAILED a copy of the order 4 to Tom Walsh, Chief of the Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Craig Oswald, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, and Joshua Press, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois. (ecw, )