Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-01958

#1

Nov 04, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number AVAEDC-10567782), filed by Jose RUIZ AGUILAR. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-B, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(He, Yue) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

#2

Nov 05, 2025

ORDERED that Petitioner shall not be removed from this jurisdiction or the United States unless and until the Court issues a contrary order. 28 U.S.C. § 1651; FT.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597,603 (1966) ("The All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), empowers the federal courts to 'issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law."'); it is further ORDERED that if Petitioner is currently in the process of being transferred outside of this jurisdiction, he must be returned to this jurisdiction unless and until the Court issues a contrary order; it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Respondents SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Petitioner's counsel file with the Court a proposed release plan for the Petitioner, which must include a fixed address at which Petitioner shall reside should the Petition be granted. Petitioner's counsel should redact personal identifiers or file those documents under seal. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 11/5/2025. (swil) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

#3

Nov 05, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Patrick Shean on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

Nov 05, 2025

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles and Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis. (triv)

#4

Nov 12, 2025

Opposition to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) filed by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Decl. of James A. Mullan))(Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 11/12/2025)

#5

Nov 12, 2025

AFFIDAVIT Proposed Release Plan by Jose Ruiz Aguilar. (He, Yue) (Entered: 11/12/2025)

#6

Nov 14, 2025

ORDERED that Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. 1) is GRANTED in part. The Court reserves ruling on the Petitioner's request for immediate release from detention: it is further ORDERED that Respondents must provide Petitioner with a standard bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Order; it is further ORDERED that Respondents are ENJOINED from denying Petitioner release on bond on the basis that he is subject to mandatory detention pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2); and it is further ORDERED that the parties shall file a status report on the status of Petitioner's bond hearing within three (3) days of the bond hearing. The status report shall detail when the bond hearing occurred, if the bond was granted or denied, and if denied, the reasons for that denial. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 11/14/2025. (swil) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

#7

Nov 26, 2025

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 11/26/2025)

#8

Nov 26, 2025

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 11/26/2025)