District of Rhode Island • 1:26-cv-00704

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Sep 27, 2026

Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5.00 receipt number ARIDC-2342929.), filed by Robenson Jean. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(VanScoyoc, Ellen) (Entered: 09/27/2026)

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Sep 27, 2026

ORDER OF COURT: 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 9/27/2026. (Perry, Frank) (Entered: 09/27/2026)

Sep 27, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Sep 27, 2026

Order Directing Response to 2241 Habeas Petition (Immigration Cases)

Sep 27, 2026

TEXT ORDER ENTERED: Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus due by 9/30/2026. So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 9/27/2026. (Perry, Frank)

Sep 27, 2026

Case assigned to Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. and Magistrate Judge Amy E. Moses. (Perry, Frank)

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Sep 30, 2026

RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION by Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, David Venturella, David T. Wesling . (Griffin, Trevor) (Entered: 09/30/2026)

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Sep 30, 2026

RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION by Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, David Venturella, David T. Wesling (CORRECTED). (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Notice of Bond Hearing)(Griffin, Trevor) (Entered: 09/30/2026)

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Sep 30, 2026

JUDGMENT in favor of Robenson Jean against David Venturella, David T. Wesling, Markwayne Mullin, Michael Nessinger, Todd Blanche. So Ordered by Deputy Clerk: Ryan H. Jackson on 9/30/2026. (Jackson, Ryan) (Entered: 09/30/2026)

Sep 30, 2026

Order on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

Sep 30, 2026

TEXT ORDER granting 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus: The Court GRANTS Petitioner Robenson Jean's petition. Without addressing the merits of the ancillary issues raised by Mr. Jean, including a viable Fourth Amendment claim (See generally, on September 16, 2026, masked ICE agents arrested Petitioner without a warrant while he was seated in a friend's parked car in the parking lot of the Worcester Police Department, where they had gone to report Petitioner's stolen wallet. Petitioner was not engaged in any unlawful or suspicious activity, and his wife, two-year-old daughter, and friend were also present in the vehicle. The masked agents did not identify themselves, explain the basis for the arrest, or ask Petitioner any questions concerning his immigration status or whether he posed a flight risk before handcuffing and detaining him), Respondents are ORDERED to immediately release Robenson Jean 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. Jean has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. The Court continues to carefully review the torrent of habeas petitions through the lens of the First Circuit opinion in determining whether petitioners are entitled to a discretionary bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. §1226(a). In doing so, the Court expects Respondent's in the future to provide the actual record of the Government's statutory basis for a petitioner's arrest and detention. So Ordered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 9/30/2026. (Jackson, Ryan)

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Oct 08, 2026

Status Report