Eastern District of Virginia • 3:26-cv-00187

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Mar 11, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number 300009514.), filed by Lamane Salla Dior Diop. (Attachments: # 1 Receipt, # 2 Envelope)(ewat, ) (Entered: 03/12/2026)

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Mar 16, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan Holland Hambrick on behalf of Field Office Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Hambrick, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/16/2026)

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Mar 25, 2026

MEMORANDUM ORDER (Conditionally Filing 28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition and Requiring Petitioner to Complete the Standardized Forms) - Petitioner, a federal detainee proceeding pro se, submitted a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition and paid the filing fee. Upon initial consideration of the petition, it is ORDERED that: The petition is CONDITIONALLY FILED; In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, all pro se petitions for writs of habeas corpus must be filed on a set of standardized forms. Although Petitioner filed the § 2241 Petition on the proper form, he failed to sign it under penalty of perjury as required. Accordingly, the Clerk is DIRECTED to send a copy of the § 2241 Petition to Petitioner. Petitioner is DIRECTED to sign the § 2241 Petition under penalty of perjury and return the same to the Court within thirty (30) days of the date of entry hereof. It is so ORDERED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark R. Colombell on 3/25/2026. (Copy of Memorandum Order and § 2241 Petition mailed to Petitioner.)(ewat, ). (Entered: 03/25/2026)

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Apr 07, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Lamane Salla Dior Diop. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope)(ewat, ) (Entered: 04/08/2026)

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Apr 13, 2026

MEMORANDUM ORDER (Serving 28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition) - Upon consideration of the§ 2241 Petition, it is hereby ORDERED that: The § 2241 Petition shall be FILED; It appearing to this Court that the factual circumstances and legal issues presented in the Petition are materially identical to those presented in other recently filed and adjudicated habeas petitions addressing the propriety of mandatory detention pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2), it is ORDERED Respondent SHALL file, within seven (7) days of the date of entry hereof, either a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in the petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Ortega Miranda v. Bondi, et al., 3:25cv769 (E.D. Va. Feb. 3, 2026), ECF No. 19, or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Ortega Miranda and the petition. Service shall be made upon Respondent by electronically transmitting a copy of this Memorandum Order and the petition to the United States Attorney for this District. A copy of this Memorandum Order shall also be sent to Petitioner. It is so ORDERED. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mark R. Colombell on 4/13/2026. (Copy of Memorandum Order mailed to Petitioner.(ewat, ) (Entered: 04/13/2026)

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Apr 20, 2026

NOTICE by Field Office Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement re 5 Order of Prisoner Service (2241), (Hambrick, Jonathan). (Entered: 04/20/2026)

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Apr 29, 2026

MEMORANDUM ORDER - For the above reasons, the Petition (ECF No. 4 ) is GRANTED. It is ORDERED that: Respondent SHALL provide a copy of the Memorandum Order to Petitioner. Respondent SHALL provide Petitioner with a bond hearing in front of an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). The Immigration Court SHALL provide Petitioner with the opportunity for a bond hearing before any hearing on the merits of his removal, and no later than seven (7) days from the date of entry of this Order. Respondent is ENJOINED from denying bond to Petitioner on the sole basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2). Respondent is ORDERED to file a status report with this Court within three (3) days after Petitioner's bond hearing and before any hearing on the merits, stating whether Petitioner has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond was denied, the reason for that denial. In the event that Petitioner is released on bond, Respondent is ENJOINED from rearresting Petitioner, unless he has committed a new violation of any federal, state, or local law, or has failed to attend any properly noticed immigration or court hearing or is subject to detention pursuant to a final order of removal. Should Petitioner be released on bond, Respondents are FURTHER ENJOINED from invoking the automatic stay provision at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2). It is so ORDERED. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. Signed by District Judge Roderick C. Young on 4/29/2026. (Copy of Memorandum Order mailed to Petitioner.)(ewat, ) (Entered: 04/29/2026)

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May 07, 2026

NOTICE by Field Office Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement re 7 Order, (Hambrick, Jonathan). (Entered: 05/07/2026)

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May 13, 2026

ORDER - Given that the Court granted Petitioner's Habeas Petition by ordering that Petitioner be providedwith an individualized bond hearing, see ECF No. 7, and there being no further issues in dispute,the Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment in favor of Petitioner and against Respondents as aseparate entry on the docket, and to CLOSE this matter. It is so ORDERED. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. Signed by District Judge Roderick C. Young on 5/13/2026. (Copy of Order mailed to Petitioner.)(ewat, ) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

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May 13, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT. IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that judgment is hereby entered in favor of Petitioner, Lemane Salla Diop, and against Respondent, Field Office Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Signed by Clerk on 5/13/2026. (Copy mailed to Petitioner.)(ewat, ) (Entered: 05/13/2026)