Eastern District of Virginia • 3:25-cv-00882

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Oct 24, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10546529.), filed by Alexander Fermin Contreras Perez. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, ICE Notice to Appear, # 2 Exhibit 2, I-130 Approval Notice, # 3 Exhibit 3, I-601A Receipt Notice, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Main Document 1 replaced to include civil case number on 10/27/2025) (jenjones, ). (Entered: 10/24/2025)

Oct 24, 2025

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Henry E. Hudson. (jenjones, )

Oct 24, 2025

Case assigned to District Judge M. Hannah Lauck. District Judge Henry E. Hudson no longer assigned to the case. (jenjones, )

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Oct 28, 2025

MEMORANDUM ORDER - It is ORDERED that: The petition is FILED. The current petition does not comply with Rule 2. Accordingly, Petitioner is DIRECTED to file, within ten (10) days of the date of entry hereof, a petition that complies with Rule 2; and Respondents SHALL file a responsive pleading within thirty (30) days of the date of filing of a Petition that complies with Rule 2(c). SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. Service shall be made upon Respondents by electronically transmitting a copy of thisMemorandum Order and the petition to the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. A copy of this Memorandum Order shall also be sent to Petitioner's counsel of record. It is SO ORDERED. Signed by District Judge M. Hannah Lauck on 10/28/2025. (jenjones, ) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

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Nov 07, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan Holland Hambrick on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Jeffrey Crawford, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon (Hambrick, Jonathan) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

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Nov 07, 2025

AMENDED Petition against Pamela Bondi, Jeffrey Crawford, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, filed by Alexander Fermin Contreras Perez.(Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

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Nov 14, 2025

MEMORANDUM ORDER- Respondents SHALL file, by November 21, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. (ECF No. 2 ), either a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Duarte Escobar v. Perry, et al. 3:25-cv-758 (E.D. Va.), or an explanation as to why material factual or legal differences between Duarte Escobar and this Petition exist. It is FURTHER ORDERED that if the Respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Duarte Escobar, each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue a ruling without further filings from the parties. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission. If Petitioner has already been removed or transferred from this district, it is ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred again without this Courts permission. Signed by District Judge M. Hannah Lauck on 11/14/2025. (adun, ) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

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Nov 21, 2025

Response to 5 Order filed by Pamela Bondi, Jeffrey Crawford, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon. (Hambrick, Jonathan) (Entered: 11/21/2025)

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Nov 25, 2025

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge M. Hannah Lauck on 11/25/2025. (ewat, ) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

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Nov 25, 2025

ORDER - For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court GRANTS Petitioner Alexander Fermin Contreras Perez's Amended Petition. (ECF No. 4 .) Respondents are ORDERED to provide Mr. Contreras Perez with a bond hearing in front of an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). Considering Mr. Contreras Perez's December 17, 2025 Master Calendar hearing, the Court ORDERS that the Immigration Court provide Mr. Contreras Perez with the opportunity for a bond hearing prior to any hearing on the merits of his removal, and no later than seven (7) days from the date of entry of this Order. Respondents are ENJOINED from denying bond to Mr. Contreras Perez on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2). Respondents are ORDERED to file a status report with this Court within three (3) days after Mr. Contreras Perez's bond hearing and prior to any hearing on the merits, stating whether Mr. Contreras Perez has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond was denied, the reason for that denial. In the event Mr. Contreras Perez is released on bond, Respondents are ENJOINED from rearresting Mr. Contreras Perez, 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 Mr. Contreras Perez 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. Signed by District Judge M. Hannah Lauck on 11/25/2025. (ewat, ) (Entered: 11/25/2025)

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Dec 03, 2025

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 12/03/2025)

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Dec 04, 2025

ORDER- This matter comes before the Court on Respondents' Notice Regarding Petitioners Bond Hearing (the Notice). (ECF No. 9 .) In the Notice, Respondents inform the Court that "[t]he Immigration Court held a bond hearing for [Mr. Contreras Perez] on December 2, 2025, at which time he was ordered released on a $1,500 bond." (ECF No. 9, at 1.) The Clerk is DIRECTED to close this matter. Signed by Chief District Judge M. Hannah Lauck on 12/4/2025. (adun, ) (Entered: 12/04/2025)