Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00280

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Jan 29, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10746773.), filed by Luis Guevara Rivera.(Cromer, Veronica) (Entered: 01/29/2026)

Jan 29, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis. (dvanm, )

#2

Jan 30, 2026

AMENDED COMPLAINT against Donald J. Trump, filed by Luis Guevara Rivera. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Cromer, Veronica) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

#3

Jan 30, 2026

AMENDED COMPLAINT against Donald J. Trump, filed by Luis Guevara Rivera.(Cromer, Veronica) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

#4

Jan 30, 2026

ORDERED that petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission. ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on February 6, 2026, the federal respondents file either a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differin any material fashion from those presented in Ceba Cinta v. Noem, et al.,1:25-cv-1818 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Ceba Cinta and this Petition (See Order for Details). Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 1/30/2026. (lcre, ) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

#5

Feb 04, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Douglas Jansen on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Lindsey Halligan, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Jeanine Ferris Pirro, Marco Rubio, Donald J. Trump (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

#6

Feb 04, 2026

Response to 4 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),, filed by Pamela Bondi, Lindsey Halligan, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Jeanine Ferris Pirro, Marco Rubio, Donald J. Trump. (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

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Feb 04, 2026

ORDERED that Rivera's Amended Petition, [Dkt. No. 3], is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that Rivera be promptly released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an Immigration Judge. Rivera must live at a fixed address which he must provide to the federal respondents; and it is further ORDERED that respondents provide Rivera with a standard bond hearing before an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 14 days of the date of this Order; and it is further ORDERED that respondents be and are ENJOINED from denying bond to Rivera on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2); and it is further ORDERED that, if Rivera is granted bond, respondents be and are ENJOINED from invoking the automatic stay provision at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2); and it is further ORDERED that respondents file a status report with this Court within 3 days of the bondhearing, stating whether Rivera has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 2/4/2026. (swil) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

#8

Feb 04, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58 in favor of the Petitioner Oseas Jonathan Merida Reyes and against the Respondents Donald J. Trump, Russell Hott, Jeffrey Crawford, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio, Pamela Bondi, Jeanine Ferris Pirro and Lindsey Halligan. Entered by Clerk on 2/4/2026. (swil) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

#9

Feb 20, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Lindsey Halligan, Russell Hott, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Jeanine Ferris Pirro, Marco Rubio, Donald J. Trump. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 02/20/2026)