Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-01834

#1

Oct 22, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number AVAEDC-10539509), filed by Ariel Antonieto Mejia Escobar. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - NTA, # 2 Exhibit B - Marriage Certificate, # 3 Exhibit C - I -130 Receipt, # 4 Exhibit D - IJ Dismissal, # 5 Exhibit E - Statement of Release)(Calderon, Ofelia) (Entered: 10/22/2025)

#2

Oct 22, 2025

Civil Cover Sheet by Ariel Antonieto Mejia Escobar. (Calderon, Ofelia) (Entered: 10/22/2025)

Oct 22, 2025

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

#3

Oct 23, 2025

ORDERED that petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission; and it is further ORDERED that by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 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. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 10/23/2025. (dvanm) (Entered: 10/23/2025)

#4

Oct 28, 2025

MOTION to Seal Proposed Release Plan by Ariel Antonieto Mejia Escobar. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Motion to Seal, # 2 Memorandum in Support, # 3 Proposed Order)(Calderon, Ofelia) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

#5

Oct 28, 2025

Sealed Document. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Calderon, Ofelia) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

#6

Oct 28, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Anne Spavins on behalf of Pamela Jo Bondi, Russell Hott, Kristi Noem (Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

#7

Oct 28, 2025

Opposition to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), filed by Pamela Jo Bondi, Russell Hott, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

#8

Oct 28, 2025

ORDER granting 4 Motion to Seal. Petitioner is hereby granted leave to file under seal the following documents: a copy of the letter from his landlord listing his home address. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 10/28/2025. (dvanm) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

#9

Oct 29, 2025

ORDERED that Escobar be promptly released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an Immigration Judge. Escobar 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 Escobar with a standard 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 be and are ENJOINED from denying bond to Escobar on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2); and it is further ORDERED that, if Escobar is granted bond, respondents be and are ENJOINED from invoking the automatic stay provision at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2)^; and it is further ORDERED that respondents file a status report with this Court within 3 days of the bond hearing, stating whether Escobar 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 10/29/2025. (jlan) (Entered: 10/29/2025)

#10

Oct 29, 2025

CLERK'S JUDGMENT entered in favor of Petitioner Ariel Antonieto Mejia Escobar in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58. Entered by Clerk on 10/23/2025. (jlan) (Main Document 10 replaced on 10/29/2025) (jlan, ). (Entered: 10/29/2025)

#11

Nov 12, 2025

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Jo Bondi, Russell Hott, Kristi Noem. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 11/12/2025)