District of Rhode Island • 1:26-cv-00679

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Sep 23, 2026

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5.00 receipt number ARIDC-2341555.), filed by CRISTIAN DANIEL MENJIVAR ALFARO. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet Attachment)(Acevedo Perez, Denise) (Entered: 09/23/2026)

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Sep 24, 2026

ORDER re 1 First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Cristian Daniel Menjivar Alfaro. To give the Court time to consider the pending petition, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the petitioner shall not be moved outside the District of Rhode Island without providing the Court with at least 72 hours advance notice of the move and the reason therefore. Any such 72- hour notice period shall commence at the date and time such notice is filed and expire 72 hours later, except [i]f the period would end on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the same time on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(2)(C). So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 9/24/2026. (Simoncelli, Michael) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

Sep 24, 2026

TEXT ORDER re 1 First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Cristian Daniel Menjivar Alfaro. Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus due by 9/29/2026. So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 9/24/2026. (Simoncelli, Michael)

Sep 24, 2026

Order Directing Response to 2241 Habeas Petition (Immigration Cases)

Sep 24, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Sep 24, 2026

Case assigned to Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. and Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan. (Simoncelli, Michael)

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Sep 29, 2026

MOTION to Seal Filed. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex 1 to Motion to Seal, # 2 Exhibit Ex 2 to Motion to Seal, # 3 Exhibit Ex 3 to Motion to Seal, # 4 Exhibit Ex 4 to Motion to Seal)(Griffin, Trevor) This entry/document has been filed under seal pursuant to statute, rule or court order and access is restricted to the Court only. (Entered: 09/29/2026)

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Sep 29, 2026

RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION by Todd Blanche, Michael Krol, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, David T. Wesling . (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Notice of Bond Hearing)(Griffin, Trevor) (Entered: 09/29/2026)

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Sep 29, 2026

JUDGMENT. So Ordered by Clerk of Court on 9/29/2026. (Simoncelli, Michael) (Entered: 09/29/2026)

Sep 29, 2026

Order on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

Sep 29, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Consistent with the First Circuit opinion and the thread of cases in this district addressing detentions under § 1226(a), the Court GRANTS the petition. Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz, Nos. 25-2152, 26-1094, 2026 WL 2352042, (1st Cir. Aug. 13, 2026). As such, Respondents are ORDERED to immediately release Cristian Daniel Menjivar-Alfaro as he awaits his bond hearing scheduled on October 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM at the Chelmsford, Massachusetts Immigration Court. Respondents are ORDERED to file a status report within 14 calendar days of this Order stating whether Mr. Menjivar-Alfaro has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 9/29/2026. (Simoncelli, Michael)