District of Nebraska • 8:26-cv-00579

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Sep 30, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus with receipt number # 8076255 in the amount of $ 5.00 filed by pro se petitioner Cesar Jose Castillo-Araujo. (MKR) (Entered: 09/30/2026)

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Sep 30, 2026

NOTICE by Clerk acknowledging receipt of complaint filed by a pro se party. (MKR) (Entered: 09/30/2026)

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Sep 30, 2026

TEXT ORDER: The petitioner alleges that he is being held in immigration detention by federal authorities, but the only named respondent is a state official. A person who is subject to service of process and whose joinder will not deprive the court of subject-matter jurisdiction, however, must be joined as a party if in that person's absence, the Court cannot accord complete relief, or the person has an interest in the subject of the action that might not be protected if the action was disposed of in the person's absence. Fed. R. Civ. P. 19(a)(1); see also Rivero-Tapanes v. Rokosky, No. 26-CV-1542, 2026 WL 1469826 (D. Ariz. May 26, 2026). Therefore, in order to ensure complete relief, the Court will join Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and Attorney General Todd W. Blanche as Respondents to this action. Rivero-Tapanes, 2026 WL 1469826, at *4; see generally Rule 19(a)(2); Fed. R. Civ. P. 21. Ordered by Senior District Judge John M. Gerrard. (DCD) (Entered: 09/30/2026)

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Sep 30, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - The respondents shall, on or before October 5, 2026, make a return certifying the true cause and proper duration of the petitioner's detention and showing cause why the writ should not be granted. The respondents' an swer must include the steps set forth within the order. The petitioner may reply in support of the petition on or before October 13, 2026. The respondents are enjoined from removing the petitioner from the United States and from the District of N ebraska until further order of the Court. If the petitioner has already been removed from Nebraska, the respondents are ordered to immediately return the petitioner to Nebraska. Ordered by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard. Copy mailed to pro se party. (MKR)

Sep 30, 2026

Order

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Oct 05, 2026

RESPONSE regarding Order to Show Cause,,, 4 by Attorney Grant K. Dugdale on behalf of Respondent Warden, McCook Detention Center.(Dugdale, Grant) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

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Oct 05, 2026

RESPONSE regarding Order to Show Cause,,, 4 by Attorney Christopher L. Ferretti on behalf of Respondents Todd W. Blanche, Markwayne Mullin.(Ferretti, Christopher) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

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Oct 05, 2026

INDEX in support of Response 6 by Attorney Christopher L. Ferretti on behalf of Respondents Todd W. Blanche, Markwayne Mullin.(Ferretti, Christopher) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

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Oct 05, 2026

DECLARATION regarding Index 7 by Attorney Christopher L. Ferretti on behalf of Respondents Todd W. Blanche, Markwayne Mullin. (Attachments: # 1 Parole documentation, # 2 TPS approval with I-94, # 3 I-200 Warrant for arrest, # 4 I-862 Notice to appear, # 5 Removal order dtd 2/24/26, # 6 EOIR filing receipt dtd 3/30/36, # 7 EOIR-26 Notice of appeal from IJ decision dtd 3/24/26)(Ferretti, Christopher) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

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Oct 05, 2026

Certificate of Service by Attorney Christopher L. Ferretti on behalf of Respondents Todd W. Blanche, Markwayne Mullin.(Ferretti, Christopher) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

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Oct 05, 2026

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (filing 1) is conditionally granted. The government shall provide the petitioner with a constitutionally sufficient detention hearing on or before October 19, 2026.If the governmen t does not provide the petitioner with a detention hearing as required, the petitioner must be immediately released from detention. If an immigration judge determines the petitioner should be released on bond, or if the petitioner is released because a detention hearing was not held, the government shall return the petitioner to Des Moines, Iowa or provide him with the means to return there. On or before October 22, 2026, the government shall provide the Court with a status update regarding the bond hearing or, if no bond hearing was held, advise the Court regarding the petitioner's release. Ordered by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO)

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Oct 05, 2026

JUDGMENT - PRO SE - For the reasons stated in the accompanying memorandum and order, judgment is entered in favor of the petitioner. On or before October 19, 2026, the government shall provide the petitioner with a detention hearing as provided in the accompanying order. (Attachments: # 1 Notice - Civil Appeals in Pro Se Cases) Ordered by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO) (Entered: 10/05/2026)