Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00491

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Feb 18, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10793868.), filed by Cesar Augusto Polanco Aristondo. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

Feb 18, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Anthony J Trenga and US Magistrate Judge William B. Porter. (dvanm, )

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Feb 19, 2026

ORDERED that the Respondents and any of Respondents officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, as well as other person acting in concert with them be, and the same hereby are, ENJOINED from removing the Petitioner from this judicial district pending further order of the Court; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on February 24, 2026, the Respondents file either (a) a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Hernandez v. Crawford, No. 1:25-CV-01565-AJT-WBP, 2025 WL 2940702 (E.D. Va. Oct. 16, 2025) or the other opinions of this Court cited therein; or (b) an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Hernandez and this Petition (see Order for further details). Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 2/19/2026. (Sbro, ) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

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Feb 19, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Patrick Shean on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Robert Guadian, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem (Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

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Feb 20, 2026

Response to 2 Order,,, filed by Pamela Bondi, Robert Guadian, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 02/20/2026)

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Feb 23, 2026

ORDERED that the Petition is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that Respondents provide Petitioner with a bond hearing before an immigration judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within seven days of the date of this Order; and it is further ORDERED that if Petitioner is granted bond by an Immigration Judge, Respondents are ENJOINED from denying bond to Petitioner, or from invoking the automatic stay provision pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2); and it is further ORDERED that Respondents file a status report with this Court within three days of the bond hearing, stating whether Petitioner has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. (see order for details) Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 02/23/2026. (dvanm) (Entered: 02/23/2026)

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Mar 02, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Robert Guadian, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

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Mar 16, 2026

Consent MOTION to Vacate 2 Order,,, by Pamela Bondi, Robert Guadian, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Order of the Immigration Judge), # 2 Proposed Order)(Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

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Mar 17, 2026

ORDERED that this Court's order of February 19, 2026 (Dkt. No. 2), to the extent that it enjoined the federal respondents from removing Petitioner from this district, is hereby VACATED. Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 3/17/2026. (dzir) (Entered: 03/17/2026)