Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-00631

#1

Mar 04, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number AVAEDC-10827333), filed by Kevin Diaz Duran. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(He, Yue) (Attachment 1 replaced with non-fillable format on 3/9/2026) (triv). (Entered: 03/04/2026)

#2

Mar 04, 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 Tuesday, March 10, 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 habeasproceeding 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 Friday, March 13, 2026. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 3/4/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 03/04/2026)

#3

Mar 04, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Douglas Jansen on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Donnovan Wright (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 03/04/2026)

Mar 04, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. (dvanm, )

#4

Mar 09, 2026

Response to 2 Order,,,, filed by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Donnovan Wright. (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 03/09/2026)

#5

Mar 09, 2026

ORDER that Duran's Petition, [Dkt. No. 1], is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that respondents provide Duran with an individualized 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 file a status report with this Court within 3 days of the bond hearing, stating whether Duran 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 03/09/2026. See Order for further details. (triv) (Entered: 03/09/2026)

#6

Mar 09, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of the Petitioner, Kevin Diaz Duran, in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58. Signed by Clerk on 03/09/2026. See Order for further details. (triv) (Entered: 03/09/2026)

Mar 09, 2026

Notice of Correction in re 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The Civil Cover Sheet filed was an incorrectly saved PDF fillable form. The Clerk's Office staff has corrected this error and the document has been replaced. No further action is required at this time. (triv)

#7

Mar 19, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Donnovan Wright. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 03/19/2026)