Western District of Kentucky • 4:26-cv-00106

#1

Feb 25, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (filing fee $5, ck #230), filed by Dina Raquel Vega Bolanos. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 cover letter) (SMJ) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/25/2026: # 3 Proposed Order - granting TRO) (SMJ). (Entered: 02/25/2026)

#2

Feb 25, 2026

Case Assignment (Random Selection): Case Assigned to Judge Benjamin Beaton. (SMJ) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

#3

Feb 25, 2026

MOTION for Roger H. Ponce to Appear Pro Hac Vice (filing fee $150, ck #231), by Petitioner Dina Raquel Vega Bolanos. (Attachments: # 1 Cert. of Good Standing, # 2 Proposed Order) (SMJ) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

Feb 25, 2026

Remark (Public)

Feb 25, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

Feb 25, 2026

REMARK: Electronic notification of the petition and any subsequent order constitutes valid service on all federal respondents named therein as of the date of this remark pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding and Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, which the Court is applying to these cases. (SMJ)

Feb 25, 2026

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause Re: Immediate Release, by Petitioner Dina Raquel Vega Bolanos. (*no PDF attached; incorporated by filing counsel in petition at DN 1 ; see DN 1 for proposed order) (SMJ)

#4

Feb 26, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), the Court refers this matter to Magistrate Judge Brennenstuhl for hearing and determining all pretrial matters, including non-dispositive motions. Judge Brennenstuhl may conduct a settlement conference in this matter at any time. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: Counsel (HMC) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

#5

Feb 26, 2026

TEXT ORDER: In response to the petition for a writ of habeas corpus (DN 1 ), the Court directs the Respondents to show cause, no later than 3/2/26, why the writ should not be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243. The Government should address whether the Petitioner has a final order of removal, see 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(47)(A), and the nature and scope of the BIA appeal. The Court also directs the parties to file, no later than 3/3/26, a joint status report or separate letters advising the Court whether they seek a hearing or instead prefer that the Court set a briefing schedule and decide the petition on the papers. The Clerk of Court shall forward by certified mail, return receipt requested, one copy of the petition and this order on each Respondent who has not been designated by the United States Attorney's Office, as agreed to by the Attorney's Office and the Clerk in the 1/20/26 Memorandum of Understanding, to receive electronic notice and service. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: Counsel, Respondents (as directed) (HMC) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

#6

Feb 26, 2026

CERTIFIED MAIL to Respondent Warden, Grayson County Jail re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and 5 Text Order. (HMC) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

#7

Feb 26, 2026

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge H. Brent Brennenstuhl on 02/26/2026 granting 3 Motion for Roger H. Ponce to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel, QC (HMC) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

Feb 26, 2026

Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge

Feb 26, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY

#8

Mar 02, 2026

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE filed by Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Field Office Director, ICE Louisville Field Office, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Automated Case Information, # 3 Exhibit 3 - Notice to EOIR Alien Address, # 4 Exhibit 4 - Warrant for Arrest of Alien, # 5 Exhibit 5 - Appellant's Opening Brief) (Lawless, Jo) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

Mar 02, 2026

Filing fee: $ 5.00 receipt number 300015384 re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Dina Raquel Vega Bolanos by Dina Raquel Vega Bolanos. (TNT)

Mar 02, 2026

Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300015385 re 3 MOTION for Roger H. Ponce to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by Dina Raquel Vega Bolanos by Dina Raquel Vega Bolanos. (TNT)

Mar 02, 2026

Filing Fee Received

#9

Mar 03, 2026

Joint STATUS REPORT Hearing is Unnecessary by Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Field Office Director, ICE Louisville Field Office, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States of America, Dina Raquel Vega Bolanos, Warden, Grayson County Jail. (Lawless, Jo) (Entered: 03/03/2026)

#10

Mar 09, 2026

RETURN RECEIPT signed on behalf of Warden, Grayson County Jail re 6 CERTIFIED MAIL. (HMC) (Entered: 03/09/2026)

#11

Mar 10, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Several habeas petitioners in similar cases have recently informed the Court that they are no longer in custody. Consistent with "the duty of counsel to bring to the federal tribunal's attention, without delay, facts that may raise a question of mootness," Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona, 520 U.S. 43, 68 n.23 (1997) (quotation marks omitted), the Court directs the parties to file a status report, within 7 days, stating whether the Petitioner remains in federal custody. Going forward, the parties must promptly file a status report if and when the Petitioner is released, including by removal or on bond. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: counsel (JM) (Entered: 03/10/2026)

Mar 10, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY

#12

Mar 13, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Field Office Director, ICE Louisville Field Office, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Thompson, Timothy) (Entered: 03/13/2026)

#13

Mar 16, 2026

ATTORNEY NOTICE of Deficiency to Roger H. Ponce re 7 Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice.Reason for Deficiency: failure to register to file electronically pursuant to GO 2008-03. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 4/2/2026. (KJA) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

Mar 16, 2026

Deficiency

#14

Mar 30, 2026

REPLY re 8 Response to Order to Show Cause, filed by Dina Raquel Vega Bolanos. (Ponce, Roger) (Entered: 03/30/2026)

#15

Apr 20, 2026

NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY AND STATUS UPDATE by Dina Raquel Vega Bolanos (Ponce, Roger) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

Aug 20, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

#17

Aug 26, 2026

Status Report

#18

Aug 26, 2026

Response

Aug 27, 2026

Order - TEXT ONLY

#20

Sep 10, 2026

Response

#21

Sep 11, 2026

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