Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00540

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Feb 23, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10802277.), filed by Kevin Aldair Rojas Aguirre. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(He, Yue) (Entered: 02/23/2026)

Feb 23, 2026

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

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Feb 24, 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 March 2, 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 March 6, 2026.Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 2/24/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 02/24/2026)

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Mar 02, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by John Eliot Beerbower on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Donnovan Wright (Beerbower, John) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

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Mar 02, 2026

NOTICE by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Donnovan Wright re 2 Order,,,, (Beerbower, John) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

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Mar 02, 2026

ORDERED that Aguirre's Petition, [Dkt. No. 1], is GRANTED. ORDERED that Aguirre be promptly released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an Immigration Judge. Aguirre must live at a fixed address which he must provide to the federal respondents. ORDERED that respondents provide Aguirre 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. ORDERED that respondents be and are ENJOINED from denying bond to Aguirre on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2). ORDERED that, if Aguirre is granted bond, respondents be and are ENJOINED from invoking the automatic stay provision at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2). ORDERED that respondents file a status report with this Court within 3 days of the bond hearing, stating whether Aguirre 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 3/2/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

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Mar 02, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58, JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of the petitioner Kevin Aldair Rojas Aguirre and against the respondents Donnovan Wright, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, and Jeffery Crawford. Entered by Clerk on 3/2/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

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Mar 16, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Donnovan Wright. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 03/16/2026)