Western District of Kentucky • 3:26-cv-00767

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Sep 24, 2026

VERIFIED PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus and COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, and Request for Expedited Consideration (filing fee $5, receipt number 300018004), filed by Alexeis Herrera Veloso. (Attachments: # 1 Index and Exhibits, # 2 Proposed Order to Show Cause) (SMJ) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

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Sep 24, 2026

Case Assignment (Random Selection): Case Assigned to Judge Benjamin Beaton. (SMJ) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

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Sep 24, 2026

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, and MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Prohibiting Transfer Out of This District, by Petitioner Alexeis Herrera Veloso. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (SMJ) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

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Sep 24, 2026

MOTION for Release on Bond or Recognizance Pending Adjudication of Habeas Petition, or in the Alternative MOTION for Expedited Custody Hearing, by Petitioner Alexeis Herrera Veloso. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (SMJ) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

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Sep 24, 2026

NOTICE to Pro se Litigant - The following information is provided to pro se litigants to inform them about rules and procedures governing how they communicate with the Court. (SMJ) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

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Sep 24, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Calesia Henson on behalf of Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, Samuel Olson, David Venturella (Henson, Calesia) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

Sep 24, 2026

REMARK: Electronic notification of the petition and any subsequent order constitutes valid service on all federal respondents named therein as of the date of this remark pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, which the Court is applying to these cases. (SMJ)

Sep 24, 2026

Remark (Public)

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Sep 25, 2026

TEXT ORDER: The pro se Petitioner, Yoary Bernal Marquez, filed the habeas petition on behalf of her husband, Alexeis Herrera Veloso. See Petition (DN 1 ) at 2. Her husband, she contends, has "no access to a computer, legal research, or the documents needed to prepare a petition" and can "rea[d] English only with difficulty" because his "primary language is Spanish." Petition (DN 1 ) at 3. Given the generous standards afforded to pro se litigants, the Petitioner's status as the detainee's wife, and the Court's review of the pleadings and attachments, the Petitioner has done enough to confer next-friend status. See Whitmore v. Arkansas, 495 U.S. 149, 163 (1990) ("'next friend' must provide an adequate explanationsuch as inaccessibility, mental incompetence, or other disabilitywhy the real party in interest cannot appear on his own behalf to prosecute the action"). Other district courts in this circuit have likewise permitted immediate family members to proceed as next friends on behalf of aliens detained by ICE. See, e.g., Alcivar Lorenzo v. Raycraft, 2026 WL 369349, *2 (W.D. Mich. Feb. 10, 2026) ("[T]he petition and attached documents adequately demonstrate that the justice system is inaccessible to [the alien], who is detained in an ICE detention facility with limited English proficiency."). In response to the petition for a writ of habeas corpus (DN 1 ), the Court directs the Respondents to show cause, no later than 9/30/2026, why the writ should not be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243. The Government should address whether Lopez-Campos v. Raycraft, 175 F.4th 713 (6th Cir. 2026), controls the habeas petition. Unless the parties file notice that they seek a hearing, the Court will presume that the petition presents no material factual disputes and decide it on the papers. The Clerk of Court shall forward by certified mail, return receipt requested, one copy of the petition and this order on each Respondent who has not been designated by the United States Attorney's Office, as agreed to by the Attorney's Office and the Clerk in the 1/20/2026 Memorandum of Understanding, to receive electronic notice and service. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: Counsel, Petitioner (pro se via USPS to "next friend"), Respondents (as directed) (HMC) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

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Sep 25, 2026

CERTIFIED MAIL to Respondent Jeff Tindall re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 7 Text Order. (HMC) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

Sep 25, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY

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Sep 30, 2026

Response to Order to Show Cause

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Sep 30, 2026

Notice (Other)

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Oct 05, 2026

Reply

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Oct 07, 2026

Release AND Temporary Restraining Order

Oct 09, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY