Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-00477

#1

Mar 18, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, Receipt Number 111), filed by Jianwen Zheng. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Exhibit 6, # 8 Exhibit 7) (ea) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

#2

Mar 18, 2026

EMERGENCY MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Jianwen Zheng. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (ea) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

#3

Mar 18, 2026

PRO SE LETTER ISSUED providing the case number and the AO 85 Notice & Consent Form. (Attachments: # 1 AO 85 Notice & Consent Form) (ea) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

#4

Mar 19, 2026

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE - IT IS ORDERED THAT this matter is sua sponte TRANSFERRED to the Western District of Pennsylvania pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). Signed by Honorable Jennifer P. Wilson on 3/19/2026. (ktt) (Entered: 03/19/2026)

#5

Mar 19, 2026

Case transferred in from District of Pennsylvania Middle; Case Number 1:26-cv-00698. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. (Entered: 03/19/2026)

Mar 19, 2026

Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan added. (rjr)

#6

Mar 20, 2026

ORDER DENYING 2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order for lack of jurisdiction. Petitioner, a native of China, is currently detained at Moshannon Valley Correctional Center, and seeks to enjoin Respondent(s) from transferring him to another detention facility. Congress has vested the Secretary of Homeland Security and his/her delegates, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with the authority to detain aliens pending a decision on their removal proceedings. 8 U.S.C. §§ 1231(a)(2), 1226(a), (c)(1). And Congress has vested the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with the discretion to set the place of detention. 8 U.S.C. § 1231(g)(1); Sinclair v. Att'y Gen., 198 F. App'x 218, 222 n.3 (3d Cir. 2006) (collecting cases). Within DHS' discretion is the authority to transfer aliens from one detention center to another. Calla-Collado v. Att'y Gen., 663 F.3d 680, 685 (3d Cir. 2011). Reading § 1231(g)(1) together with Congress's limitations in 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) on federal district courts' jurisdiction to review discretionary actions by DHS, federal district courts have concluded that they lack jurisdiction to review DHS' decisions under § 1231. See, e.g., Jane v. Rodriguez, No. 20-5922, 2020 WL 10140953, *1-2 (D.N.J. May 22, 2020) (citing cases). Nor does the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, provide the Court with jurisdiction to enjoin transfer. Barrios v. Att'y Gen., 452 F. App'x 196, 198 (3d Cir. 2011) (jurisdiction-stripping provision in section § 1252(g) of INA, which is identical to jurisdiction-stripping language of §1252(a)(2)(B)(ii), is not superseded by All Writs Act). Consistent with this authority, this Court concludes that it lacks jurisdiction to enjoin Petitioner's transfer. Similarly, the Court lacks jurisdiction to enjoin Petitioner's removal. 8 U.S.C. §§ 1252(a)(5), 1252(e)(2) (limiting judicial review of removal orders to Courts of Appeals, except for habeas petitions under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(1)); see Xu v. DHS/ICE Off. of Chief Couns., No. 23-CV-839, 2023 WL 4685817, at *2 (W.D. Pa. July 21, 2023) (Horan, J.); Mateo L. A. v. Nielson, No. 19-CV-6609, 2019 WL 1003408, at *2 (D.N.J. Feb. 28, 2019). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner's 2 Motion is DENIED. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 3/20/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 03/20/2026)

#7

Mar 20, 2026

Case Management Order

Mar 20, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

#8

Mar 24, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Adam N. Hallowell on behalf of PAMELA BONDI, TODD LYONS, Camillia Wamsley, Warden of Moshannon Valley ICE Center. (Hallowell, Adam) (Entered: 03/24/2026)

#9

Mar 25, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Laura Schleich Irwin on behalf of PAMELA BONDI, TODD LYONS, Camillia Wamsley, Warden of Moshannon Valley ICE Center. (Irwin, Laura) Modified text on 3/27/2026: Document removed from public view and refiled as an Errata at 10 . (ljs) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

#10

Mar 26, 2026

Errata re Clerk's Request for Corrective Action, 9 Notice of Appearance by PAMELA BONDI, TODD LYONS, Camillia Wamsley, Warden of Moshannon Valley ICE Center. Reason for Correction: CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. (Irwin, Laura) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

Mar 26, 2026

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re 9 Notice of Appearance. ERROR: Signature on document and filer do not match the content of the Notice or the signature on the certificate of service. CORRECTION: Filer advised of this discrepancy. Filer to resubmit the document using the Errata event. (ljs)

Mar 27, 2026

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re 10 Errata. ERROR: Attorney Laura S. Irwin signed and filed this Notice, but the content of the Notice says it is being entered by Adam N. Hallowell. CORRECTION: Filer advised of this discrepancy. Filer to resubmit the document using the Errata event. (ljs)

#11

Apr 06, 2026

REPLY to Response filed by Jianwen Zheng. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Envelope) (ljs) (Entered: 04/07/2026)

#12

Apr 09, 2026

Withdraw as Attorney

#13

Apr 10, 2026

ORDER granting 12 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Laura Schleich Irwin terminated. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 4/10/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 04/10/2026)

Apr 10, 2026

Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney

#14

Apr 20, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by PAMELA BONDI, TODD LYONS, Camillia Wamsley, Warden of Moshannon Valley ICE Center. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2) (Irwin, Laura) Modified text on 4/23/2026 document removed from view and refiled as an Errata at 15 . (ljs) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

Apr 21, 2026

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re 14 Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. ERROR: Signature on document and filer do not match. CORRECTION: Filer advised of signature requirements. Filer to resubmit the document using the Errata event. (ljs)

#15

Apr 22, 2026

Errata re 14 Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, by PAMELA BONDI, TODD LYONS, Camillia Wamsley, Warden of Moshannon Valley ICE Center. Reason for Correction: Entered as LSI. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2) (Hallowell, Adam) Modified text on 4/23/2026 to correct document linkage. (ljs) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

#16

Jul 09, 2026

Order

#17

Jul 09, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT, entered consistent with the above order (ECF 16). Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 7/9/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (pak) (Entered: 07/09/2026)

Jul 09, 2026

Judgment (Rule 58)