Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-01808

#1

Oct 17, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number AVAEDC-10531453), filed by Robert Steward Sanchez Saire. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Ahmad, Yusuf) (Attachment 1 replaced with non-fillable format on 10/21/2025) (triv). (Entered: 10/17/2025)

#2

Oct 21, 2025

ORDERED that petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission. ORDERED that by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 27, 2025, petitioner's counsel provide the Court with a proposed release plan, each of which must include a fixed address should the Petition be granted, and respondents SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted. If the Court finds that a hearing is appropriate, it will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, October 31, 2025 (see Order for details). Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 10/21/2025. (kgall) (Entered: 10/21/2025)

Oct 21, 2025

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and U.S. Magistrate Judge William B. Porter. (triv)

Oct 21, 2025

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)

#3

Oct 22, 2025

AMENDED Petition against Pamela Bondi, Matthew Elliston, Kristi Noem, filed by Robert Steward Sanchez Saire.(Ahmad, Yusuf) (Entered: 10/22/2025)

#4

Oct 23, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Kirstin O'Connor on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Matthew Elliston, Kristi Noem (O'Connor, Kirstin) (Entered: 10/23/2025)

#5

Oct 27, 2025

Opposition to 3 Amended Petition filed by Pamela Bondi, Matthew Elliston, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: # 1 FREX 1)(O'Connor, Kirstin) (Entered: 10/27/2025)

#6

Oct 27, 2025

Sealed Document - Proposed Release Plan. (Ahmad, Yusuf) (Entered: 10/27/2025)

#7

Oct 27, 2025

ORDERED that Saire be promptly released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an IJ. Saire must live at the fixed address identified in his Proposed Release Plan and appear at the bond hearing once the government notifies him of its date, time, and location; and it is further ORDERED that respondents provide Saire with a standard bond hearing before an IJ pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 14 days of the date of this Order; and it is further ORDERED that respondents are ENJOINED from denying bond to Saire on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2); and it is further ORDERED that respondents file a status report with this Court within 3 days of the bond hearing, stating whether Saire 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 10/27/2025. (jlan) (Entered: 10/27/2025)

#8

Oct 27, 2025

CLERK'S JUDGMENT entered in favor of Petitioner Robert Steward Sanchez Saire in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58. Entered by Clerk on 10/23/2025 (jlan) (Entered: 10/27/2025)

#9

Nov 04, 2025

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Matthew Elliston, Kristi Noem. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 11/04/2025)