Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00371

#1

Feb 06, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10766128.), filed by Marlon Estuardo Tun-Lopez. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Bhargava, Inderjit) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

#2

Feb 06, 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 Thursday, February 12, 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 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. ORDERED that if the federal respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Ceba Cinta, each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue a ruling 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, February 17, 2026. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 2/6/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

Feb 06, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. (dvanm)

#3

Feb 09, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Douglas Jansen on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#4

Feb 09, 2026

Response to 2 ORDER, filed by Pamela Bondi, Department of Homeland Security, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon. (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#5

Feb 10, 2026

ORDER Granting Petition, [Dkt. No. 1], and it is hereby ORDERED that Tun-Lopez be promptly released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an Immigration Judge. Tun-Lopez must live at a fixed address which he must provide to the federal respondents; and it is further ORDERED that respondents provide Tun-Lopez 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. (see order for details) Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 2/10/2026. (dvanm) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

#6

Feb 10, 2026

Clerk's Judgment is hereby entered in accordance with Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in favor of the Petitioner, Marlon Estuardo Tun-Lopez, and against the Respondents, Todd M. Lyons, Joseph Simon, Pamela Bondi, Kristi Noem, Jeffrey Crawford, and Department of Homeland Security. Entered by Clerk on 2/10/2026. (dvanm) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

#7

Feb 12, 2026

Sealed Response/Reply/Opposition re 5 Order,,. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Proof of fixed address)(Bhargava, Inderjit) (Entered: 02/12/2026)

#8

Feb 22, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Department of Homeland Security, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 02/22/2026)