Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-02379

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Dec 17, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10653402.), filed by Erlin Josue Galo-Barientos. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(He, Yue) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

Dec 17, 2025

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Anthony J Trenga and Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. (dvanm)

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Dec 18, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Raul A. Ruiz on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Jeff Crawford, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Ruiz, Raul) (Entered: 12/18/2025)

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Dec 19, 2025

VACATED IN PART - SEE ECF 9. ORDERED that the 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 December 23, 2025, 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; and it is further ORDERED that if the Respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Hernandez, each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue a ruling without further filings from the parties; and it is further ORDERED that if the Respondents file an Opposition to the Petition, Petitioner shall file any Reply in further support of the Petition on or before 5:00 PM on December 31, 2025. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 12/19/2025. (swil) Modified on 2/10/2026 (dvanm, ). (Entered: 12/19/2025)

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Dec 23, 2025

NOTICE by Pamela Bondi, Jeff Crawford, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security re 3 Order,,,,, Response to Court Order (Ruiz, Raul) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

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Dec 29, 2025

ORDER - The Petition is GRANTED. ORDERED that Respondents provide Petitioner with a bond hearing before an immigration judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within seven days of the date of this Order. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 12/29/2025. SEE ORDER FOR FURTHER DETAILS. (wgar, ) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

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Jan 06, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

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Feb 09, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew J. Mezger on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Mezger, Matthew) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

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Feb 09, 2026

Consent MOTION for Partial Vacatur Based on Intervening Events re 3 Order,,,,, by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit FREX 01)(Mezger, Matthew) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

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Feb 10, 2026

ORDERED that the motion 8 is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that this Court's order of December 19, 2025 (Dkt. No. 3), to the extent that it precluded respondents from removing petitioner from this district, is hereby VACATED. Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 2/10/2026. (dvanm) (Entered: 02/10/2026)