District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-05180

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Oct 13, 2026

APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-11355851)Attorney Ciara F. Faber added to party Yohander Jesus Santiago Ocanto(pty:pet), filed by Yohander Jesus Santiago Ocanto.(Faber, Ciara) (Entered: 10/13/2026)

#2

Oct 13, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Daniel D. Domenico and drawn to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. Text Only Entry. (jberr, ) (Entered: 10/15/2026)

#3

Oct 15, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to provide notice of this case and a copy of 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and this Order by email to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado.Having reviewed the petition, the Court finds that good cause appears, and it is therefore ORDERED that the respondents must SHOW CAUSE within one week of such notice why the application for a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted. If the respondents file a non-substantive response that does not explain why the application should not be granted, the Court will order them to immediately release the petitioner from detention. If the respondents do not file any response by the deadline, they must release the petitioner from detention no later than twenty-four hours after the response deadline, and they must file a status report within one week of the response deadline confirming the petitioner has been released.The petitioner may file a reply within one week of service of any response.SO ORDERED by Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 10/15/2026. Text Only Entry. (agryan) (Entered: 10/15/2026)

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Oct 15, 2026

ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and (B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) and (b), this case is referred to the assigned United States Magistrate Judge to (1) convene a scheduling conference under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and enter a scheduling order meeting the requirements of Local Civ. R. 16.2, (2) conduct such status conferences and issue such orders necessary for compliance with the scheduling order, including amendments or modifications of the scheduling order upon a showing of good cause, (3) hear and determine pretrial matters, including discovery and other non-dispositive motions, (4) conduct hearings, including evidentiary hearings, and submit proposed findings of fact and recommendations for rulings on dispositive motions, and (5) pursuant to Local Civ. R. 16.6 and at the discretion of the Magistrate Judge, convene such early neutral evaluation and/or settlement conferences and direct related procedures as may facilitate resolution of this case without the necessity of a motion or prior authorization of the undersigned. SO ORDERED by Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 10/15/2026. Text Only Entry. (agryan) (Entered: 10/15/2026)

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Oct 15, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Service by E-mail by Clerk of Court 1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, pursuant to re 3 Order to Show Cause to usaco.servimm2241@usdoj.gov. Text Only Entry. (agryan) (Entered: 10/15/2026)

Oct 15, 2026

Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge

Oct 15, 2026

Serve USAO - Immigration Habeas

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Oct 23, 2026

MOTION to Enforce by Petitioner Yohander Jesus Santiago Ocanto. (Faber, Ciara) (Entered: 10/23/2026)

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Oct 23, 2026

NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Julia M. Prochazka on behalf of Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, George ValdezAttorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party Juan Baltazar(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party Executive Office for Immigration Review(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party U.S. Department of Homeland Security(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party George Valdez(pty:res) (Prochazka, Julia) (Entered: 10/23/2026)

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Oct 23, 2026

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE 6 Motion to Enforce.The respondents did not file any response to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by 10/22/2026, and they are therefore required to release the petitioner from detention by 10/23/2026. See Docs. 3, 5. The petitioner's motion was filed prior to expiration of the deadline for release and is therefore premature.The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to provide a copy of this Order by email to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado, and the U.S. Attorney's Office must enter its appearance for the respondents by 05:00 PM today, 10/23/2026.If the petitioner is not released today as required, his counsel may file a renewed motion to enforce after conferring or making reasonable, good faith efforts to confer with counsel for the respondents. See Local Civ. R. 7.1(a).SO ORDERED by Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 10/23/2026. Text Only Entry. (agryan) (Entered: 10/23/2026)

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Oct 23, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Service by Clerk of Court re 8 Order to usaco.servimm2241@usdoj.gov. Text Only Entry. (agryan) (Entered: 10/23/2026)

Oct 23, 2026

Order on Motion to Enforce

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Oct 28, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, George Valdez. (Prochazka, Julia) (Entered: 10/28/2026)

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Oct 29, 2026

ORDER re: 10 Status Report filed by Respondents.The respondents report that the petitioner was released from immigration detention on 10/23/2026.Accordingly, it is ORDERED that:3 Order to Show Cause is DISCHARGED; and 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case.SO ORDERED by Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 10/29/2026. Text Only Entry. (rkeec) (Entered: 10/29/2026)

#12

Oct 29, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT by Clerk entered by Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 10/29/2026. (rkeec) (Entered: 10/29/2026)

Oct 29, 2026

Order