Southern District of New York • 1:26-cv-01835

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Mar 05, 2026

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. (Filing Fee $ 5.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32502346) Request for emergency relief to be separately filed..Document filed by JONATHAN XAVIER LAMINIA GUACHAMBALA..(Hecht, Leonard) (Entered: 03/05/2026)

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Mar 05, 2026

ORDER: Accordingly, in order to preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling on the Petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States absent further order of this Court. See, e.g., Khalil v. Joyce, No. 25 Civ. 1935 (JMF), 2025 WL 750599, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 10, 2025) (citing cases); see also, e.g., Du v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 25 Civ. 644 (OAW), 2025WL 1317944, at *1 (D. Conn. Apr. 24, 2025) ("[A] a federal court may temporarily enjoin immigration authorities from deporting individuals if it preserves the court's jurisdiction over a case or cases."). Moreover, in light of Petitioner's interests in participating in further proceedings before this Court and to facil itate resolution of the Petition, Respondents shall not transfer Petitioner except to a facility within this District, the Eastern District of New York, or the District of New Jersey absent further Order of this Court. See, e.g., Perez y Perez v . Noem, No. 25 Civ. 4828 (DEH), 2025 WL 1908284, at *2-3 (S.D.N.Y. June 13, 2025) (enjoining a habeas petitioner's transfer pending adjudication of his petition); see also, e.g., Arostegui-Maldonado v. Baltazar, No. 25 Civ. 2205 (WJM), 2025 W L 2280357, at *14-16 (D. Colo. Aug. 8, 2025) (same); Oliveros v. Kaiser, No. 25 Civ. 7117 (BLF), 2025 WL 2677125, at *8-9, *11 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 18, 2025) (same). This Order will remain in effect unless and until it is vacated or modified by the judg e who is assigned to this action. The Clerk of Court shall electronically notify the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York of this Order. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Katherine Polk Failla, Part 1 on 3/5/2026) (rro)

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Mar 06, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Hecht, Leonard) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

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Mar 06, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Upon consideration of Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The parties are ordered to appear before this court for a hearing on the petition on March 10, 2026, at 10:45 a.m. in Courtroom 11A, Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York 10007. 2. Pursuant to Judge Failla's March 5, 2026, Order, (see ECF No. 3,) Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States absent further order of this Court, and Respondents shall not transfer Petitioner except to a facility within this District, the Eastern District of New York, or the District of New Jersey absent further order of this Court. SO ORDERED (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 3/6/2026) Show Cause Hearing set for 3/10/2026 at 10:45 AM in Courtroom 11A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge George B. Daniels. (ks) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

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Mar 06, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Janet Lynne Guyon on behalf of Pam Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kirsti Noem..(Guyon, Janet) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

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Mar 06, 2026

LETTER addressed to Judge George B. Daniels from Janet Guyon dated 3/6/2026 re: Letter in response to Court Order. Document filed by Pam Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kirsti Noem. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1. NTA, # 2 Exhibit 2. RAP, # 3 Exhibit 3. I-213, # 4 Exhibit 4. Warrant).(Guyon, Janet) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

Mar 06, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Party Modification

Mar 06, 2026

Case Designated ECF. (gp)

Mar 06, 2026

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge George B. Daniels. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(gp)

Mar 06, 2026

Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice

Mar 06, 2026

Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (gp)

Mar 06, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Leonard Henry Hecht. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: all defendants. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party text was omitted. (gp)

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Mar 10, 2026

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Jonathan Xavier Laminia Guachambala. Petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus is GRANTED IN PART. The Government shall ensure that Petitioner receives a bond hearing before an Immigration Judge pursuant 8 U.S.C. §1226(a) within forty-eight (48) hours of this Memorandum Decision and Order. If no hearing can be conducted by March 12, 2026, the Government shall immediately release Petitioner. At the hearing, the Government will bear the burden to prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that Petitioner's detention is necessary because he is a danger to the community or a flight risk in order to justify his further detention. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. SO ORDERED (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 3/10/26) (yv) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.

Mar 10, 2026

Show Cause Hearing

Mar 10, 2026

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge George B. Daniels: Show Cause Hearing held on 3/10/2026. Plaintiff Counsel: Leonard Henry Hecht: Defense Counsel: Janet Lynne Guyon and Court Reporter present (Vega, Elizabeth)

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Mar 11, 2026

FIRST LETTER addressed to Judge George B. Daniels from Leonard H. Hecht dated March 11, 2026 re: Oral Order March 10, 2026. Document filed by Jonathan Xavier Laminia Guachambala. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit EOIR Master Calendar).(Hecht, Leonard) (Entered: 03/11/2026)

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Mar 11, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT re: 8 Order. in favor of Jonathan Xavier Laminia Guachambala against Kirsti Noem, Pam Bondi, Todd M. Lyons. It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Memorandum Decision and Order dated March 10, 2026, Petition for writ of habeas corpus is GRANTED IN PART; accordingly, the case is closed. (Signed by Clerk of Court Tammi M Hellwig on 3/11/2026) (Attachments: # 1 Notice of right to appeal) (nd)

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Apr 15, 2026

Letter

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Apr 16, 2026

ORDER: In light of this Court's March 10, 2026, Memorandum Decision and Order, (ECF No. 8,) which closed this case, Judge Failla's March 5, 2026, order preserving jurisdiction is no longer in effect (ECF No. 3.) SO ORDERED (Signed by Judge George B. Daniels on 4/15/2026) (ks)