Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00092

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Jan 13, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10705568.), filed by Roberto Perez Soto. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(He, Yue) (Entered: 01/13/2026)

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Jan 13, 2026

ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission during the pendency of this habeas action. ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on Friday, January 16, 2026, the Federal Respondents file either a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Servellon Martinez, 1:25-cv-1792 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Servellon Martinez and this Petition. ORDERED that if the Federal Respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Servellon Martinez, each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue aruling without further filings from the parties. ORDERED that if the Federal Respondents file an Opposition to the Petition, Petitioner shall file any reply in further support of the Petition on or before 5:00 PM on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 1/13/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 01/14/2026)

Jan 13, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff and US Magistrate Judge William B. Porter. (Sbro, )

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Jan 14, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Douglas Jansen on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Jeff Crawford, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 01/14/2026)

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Jan 21, 2026

ORDERED that to the extent that Petitioner seeks release from detention, Petitioner file a motion requesting a bond hearing or custody redetermination as soon as practicable; and that Federal Respondents provide Petitioner with a standard bond hearing before an IJ pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 7 days of the date of that motion; and it is further ORDERED that Federal Respondents are ENJOINED from denying bond to Petitioner on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2); and it is further ORDERED that Federal Respondents file a status report with this Court within 3 days of the bond hearing, stating whether Petitioner has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond is denied, the reasons for that denial. (see Order for further details). Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 1/21/2026. (Dest) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

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Jan 22, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in favor of of Petitioner Roberto Perez Soto and against Respondents Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Pamela Bondi, Executive Office of Immigration Review, and Jeff Crawford. Entered by Clerk on 1/22/2026. (Dest) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

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Jan 30, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 01/30/2026)