Northern District of Illinois • 1:25-cv-15323

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Dec 17, 2025

PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Douglas Ricardo Sura Cruz against Douglas Ricardo Sura Cruz, Samuel Olson, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations Field Office Director Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-24489860. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Supporting Case Citations)(Peyton, Jennifer) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 17, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: Petitioner has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition challenging his present detention in ICE custody. Respondent is ordered to respond to the habeas corpus petition by 12/22/2025. In addition, Respondent shall make a preliminary filing by 12/22/2025 stating: (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; and (4) the government's view as to whether the recent Seventh Circuit decision in Castaon Nava v. DHS, 2025 WL 3552514, at *8 (7th Cir. Dec. 11, 2025) (addressing a consent decree and the basis for detention under 8 U.S.C. §§ 1225 and 1226) has any effect on Petitioner's habeas corpus case. 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 Respondent intends to hold Petitioner within the United States. Instead, the parties and the Court will address the issue after the Respondent makes the preliminary filing. 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. This case is set for an in-person status hearing on 12/29/25 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 1925. Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

Dec 17, 2025

EMAILED copy of minute order 2 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. (lxs, )

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

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Daniel P. McLaughlin. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (bi, )

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Dec 18, 2025

DESIGNATION of Joshua Samuel Press as U.S. Attorney for Respondents Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations Field Office Director (Press, Joshua) (Entered: 12/18/2025)

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Dec 19, 2025

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani: The Clerk is instructed to update the Nature of Suit on the docket to Nature of Suit 463 Habeas Corpus Alien Detainee. This change is an administrative change for case tracking purposes only and has no impact on the legal issues in this case. Mailed notice (lxs, ) (Entered: 12/19/2025)

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Dec 23, 2025

Order on Motion for Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Dec 23, 2025

MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order Signed by the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani on 12/23/2025.Mailed notice(lxs, )

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Jan 01, 2026

Local Rule 3.2 Annual Reminder Order

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Jan 05, 2026

Local Rule 3.2 Annual Reminder Order