Northern District of Indiana • 3:25-cv-01060

#1

Dec 19, 2025

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AINNDC-6117141.), filed by Yun Yi Chang. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, Order of Supervision, # 2 Exhibit 2, Employment Authorization Document, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 12/19/2025)

Dec 19, 2025

**NEW CASE** Judge Damon R Leichty and Magistrate Judge Scott J Frankel added. (nah)

Dec 19, 2025

Add and Terminate Judges

#2

Dec 23, 2025

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: the Court DIRECTS the clerk to serve a copy of this order and the petition (ECF 1 ) by certified mail, return receipt requested, to (a) the Civil-Process Clerk for the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana; (b) the Attorney General of the United States; (c) the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, at the Office of General Counsel, (d) the Acting Director of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, (e) the Director of the Chicago ICE Field Office at the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor; and (e) the Warden of Miami Correctional Facility at the Indiana Department of Correction; DIRECTS the clerk to email a copy of this order and the petition (ECF 1 ) to (a) the Indiana Department of Correction; (b) the Warden of Miami Correctional Facility at Miami Correctional Facility, and (c) the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana; ORDERS the respondents listed in the previous order line to acknowledge receipt of the petition to the clerk and DIRECTS the clerk to make a notation on the docket upon receiving confirmation of receipt of those deliveries; ORDERS respondents to file a brief status report by 12/26/25, detailing whether there are plans to remove Yun Yi Chang from the United States in the next thirty days and, if so, to where; and ORDERS respondents to answer the petition by 1/6/26, with the reply due 1/13/26, with the petitioner to SHOW CAUSE by that date why the respondents beyond the custodial warden should not be immediately dismissed from this proceeding as improper parties. Signed by Judge Damon R Leichty on 12/23/2025. (Copy E-mailed as directed in Order, certified mail sent to AUSA 9589 0710 5270 2296 0686 55, Atty General 9589 0710 5270 2296 0686 48, Secretary of Homeland Security 9589 0710 5270 2296 0686 31, ICE Director 9589 0710 5270 2296 0686 24, ICE Chicago Filed Office Director 9589 0710 5270 2296 0686 17, Warden MCF 9589 0710 5270 2296 0686 00)(nah) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

Dec 23, 2025

Set/Reset Deadlines: Reply to be filed by 1/13/2026 per DE 2 . (nah)

#3

Dec 26, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Brian Irvin - AUSA on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Warden (Irvin - AUSA, Brian) (Entered: 12/26/2025)

#4

Dec 26, 2025

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Warden. (Irvin - AUSA, Brian) (Entered: 12/26/2025)

Dec 29, 2025

Set/Reset Deadlines

#5

Jan 05, 2026

PROOF OF SERVICE Executed on the Civil Process Clerk as to 2 Order to Show Cause. (ely) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

#6

Jan 05, 2026

PROOF OF SERVICE Executed on the Attorney General as to 2 Order to Show Cause.(ely) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

#7

Jan 06, 2026

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Warden, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Pamela Bondi filed by Warden, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Pamela Bondi. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Irvin - AUSA, Brian) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

#8

Jan 08, 2026

PROOF OF SERVICE Executed from the Warden of MCF as to 2 Order to Show Cause. (ely) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

#10

Jan 12, 2026

PROOF OF SERVICE Executed from the Acting Director of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement as to 2 Order to Show Cause. (ely) (Entered: 01/14/2026)

#9

Jan 13, 2026

Traverse to: 2 Order to Show Cause Reply Memorandum in Support of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Yun Yi Chang. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 01/13/2026)

#11

Feb 24, 2026

PROOF OF SERVICE Executed to the Secretary of DHS as to 2 Order to Show Cause. (ely) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

#12

Mar 27, 2026

Notice of Appearance

#13

Mar 29, 2026

Notice - Other

#14

Apr 03, 2026

OPINION AND ORDER: The court DISMISSES Former Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons, and Chicago ICE Field Office Director Russell Hott; GRA NTS the petition for writ of habeas corpus (ECF 1 ) in part and ORDERS the Warden to release Yun Yi Chang on the same conditions of supervised release that existed before his re-detention and to certify compliance with this order by filing a notice with the court by 4/6/26; and DIRECTS the clerk to email a copy of this order to the Warden of the Miami Correctional Facility at the Indiana Department of Correction to secure his release; and ORDERS that any fee petition should be filed within the deadlines set by the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Signed by Judge Damon R Leichty on 4/3/26. (Copy e-mailed to Warden as directed in order)(nah)

Apr 06, 2026

Docket Annotation - public event with NEF

#16

Apr 07, 2026

Notice - Other

#17

Apr 14, 2026

Order Dismissing Case

#18

Apr 14, 2026

Clerks Judgment