District of Massachusetts • 1:26-cv-11810

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Apr 22, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), filed by Denis Ibrahim Camdzic. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope)(LBO) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

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Apr 22, 2026

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. District Judge Julia E. Kobick assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal. (JAM) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

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Apr 22, 2026

General Order 19-02, dated June 1, 2019 regarding Public Access to Immigration Cases Restricted by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c). (EZG) (Entered: 04/22/2026)

Apr 22, 2026

Notice of Case Assignment

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Apr 23, 2026

District Judge Julia E. Kobick: ORDER CONCERNING SERVICE OF PETITION AND STAY OF TRANSFER OR REMOVAL entered.Respondents shall answer or otherwise respond to the petition no later than April 30, 2026.Petitioner shall not be transferred to another district unless the government provides advance notice of the intended move. Such notice shall be filed in writing on the docket in this proceeding, and shall state the reason why the government believes that such a movement is necessary and should not be stayed pending further court proceedings. Once that notice has been docketed, the petitioner shall not be moved out of the District for a period of at least 72 hours from the time of that docketing. See order for complete details. (bm) (Attachments: # 1 *SEALED* Appendix) (EZG). (Entered: 04/23/2026)

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Apr 23, 2026

Copy re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), 4 Service Order - 2241 Petition were mailed to Antone Moniz on 4/23/2026. Copy re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), 4 Service Order - 2241 Petition, and Docket Sheet were mailed to Denis Ibrahim Camdzic on 4/23/2026. (EZG) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

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Apr 23, 2026

District Judge Julia E. Kobick: ORDER entered. Procedural Order regarding resolution of filing fee. Plaintiff must respond within 21 days. (EZG) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

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Apr 23, 2026

Copy re: 6 PSSA Order 2 and an AO 240 - IFP form were mailed to Denis Ibrahim Camdzic on 4/23/2026. (EZG) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

Apr 23, 2026

Copy Mailed

#8

Apr 28, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Apr 28, 2026

Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

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Apr 28, 2026

District Judge Julia E. Kobick: ELECTRONIC ORDER granting 9 First MOTION for Extension of Time to May 4, 2026 to File Response/Reply as to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241)Responses due 5/4/2026 (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 04/28/2026)

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Apr 28, 2026

A copy of the following was mailed to Denis Ibrahim Camdzic on 4/28/2026: 10 Electronic Order (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 04/28/2026)

Apr 28, 2026

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Apr 28, 2026

Copy Mailed

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Apr 29, 2026

Filing fee/payment: $ 5.00, receipt number 100015251 for 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) (NVB) (Entered: 04/29/2026)

Apr 29, 2026

Filing Fee/Payment Received

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May 01, 2026

Filing fee/payment: $ 5.00, receipt number 100015310 for 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) (LBO) (Entered: 05/01/2026)

May 01, 2026

Filing Fee/Payment Received

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May 04, 2026

Answer/Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus - 2241

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May 05, 2026

District Judge Julia E. Kobick: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. The petitioner is given leave to file a reply brief in support of his habeas petition on or before May 12, 2026. (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

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May 05, 2026

A copy of the following was mailed to Denis Ibrahim Camdzic on 5/5/2026: 15 Electronic Order (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

May 05, 2026

Copy Mailed

May 05, 2026

Order

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May 11, 2026

Status Report

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May 13, 2026

Status Report

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May 13, 2026

District Judge Julia E. Kobick: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Petitioner Denis Ibrahim Camdzic, a native of Bosnia and Herzegovina, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 seeking an order of immediate release from detention. ECF 1, ¶ 15. For the reasons that follow, Camdzic’s petition will be DENIED, and this Court’s Order Concerning Service of Petition and Stay of Transfer or Removal, ECF 4, will be VACATED.Camdzic came to the United States as a refugee in August 1995 and became a lawful permanent resident in December 1996. ECF 14-1, ¶¶ 7-8. On September 19, 2018, he was convicted for possession of fentanyl in Hillsborough Superior Court in New Hampshire. Id. ¶ 9. Camdzic was arrested and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) on February 3, 2025. Id. ¶ 10. That same day, ICE served him with a Notice to Appear and subsequently filed it with Chelmsford Immigration Court. Id. ¶¶ 10-11. On February 27, 2025, an Immigration Judge held a bond hearing and determined that Camdzic was ineligible for custody redetermination. Id. ¶ 12. He did not file a notice of appeal. Id. On May 9, 2025, an Immigration Judge rejected Camdzic’s applications for relief from removal and ordered him removed to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Id. ¶ 14. He filed a notice of appeal, and on October 8, 2025, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissed his appeal. Id. ¶¶ 14-15. Camdzic did not further appeal BIA’s decision. Camdzic remains in ICE’s custody in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Id. ¶ 17.Camdzic claims that his continued detention violates the Fifth Amendment because he has been detained for more than a year and his detention is arbitrary. ECF 1, ¶ 13. In response, the respondents contend that Camdzic’s order of removal became final on October 8, 2025, and that 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(6) and Supreme Court precedent permit his continued detention. The Supreme Court has “recognized detention during deportation proceedings as a constitutionally valid aspect of the deportation process” under the Fifth Amendment, Demore v. Kim, 538 U.S. 510, 523 (2003), and held that six months is a “presumptively reasonable period of detention” pursuant to Section 1231, Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678, 701 (2001). After those six months, noncitizens like Camdzic may be released if they “‘provid[e] good reason to believe that there is no significant likelihood of removal in the reasonably foreseeable future’” and the government fails to “rebut that showing.” Johnson v. Guzman Chavez, 594 U.S. 523, 529 (2021) (quoting id.).Camdzic has not met his burden to demonstrate that his ongoing detention violates the laws or Constitution of the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)(3). It is undisputed that Camdzic is subject to a final order of removal. The removal order became final when his appeal was dismissed by the BIA on October 8, 2025. 8 C.F.R. § 1241.1(a). Camdzic represents, and the respondents do not dispute, that ICE has detained him for more than a year, in total, since February 2025. ECF 1, ¶ 13. But his detention during that time fell under two separate statutory authorities. His initial detention from February to October 2025 was governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1226. See ECF 14-1, ¶ 12; Demore, 538 U.S. at 529-30. Once Camdzic’s removal order became final on October 8, 2025, he became subject to detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(2) and (a)(6). ECF 14-1, ¶ 15; seeZadvydas, 533 U.S. at 701. Since April 8, 2026, Camdzic’s detention under Section 1231(a) has been beyond “the presumptively reasonable six-month post-removal period set out in Zadvydas.” G.P. v. Garland, 103 F.4th 898, 902 (1st Cir. 2024). But not every noncitizen “not removed must be released after six months,” and Camdzic fails to demonstrate that his “removal is no longer reasonably foreseeable” at this point, such that his detention violates his due process rights. Zadvydas, 533 U.S. at 699, 701.ICE Acting Assistant Field office Director Brian Sullivan attests that ICE is now removing individuals to Bosnia and Herzegovina, including at least 22 people this fiscal year. ECF 14-1, ¶ 32. Sullivan further represents that ICE recently discovered Camdzic’s Bosnian birth certificate, presented it to the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and “expects that issuance of a travel document will be expedited.” Id. ¶¶ 29-31. On May 7, 2026, the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina informed ICE that it is prepared to issue a travel document for Camdzic because his Bosnian citizenship has been confirmed. ECF 17-1, ¶ 6. Six days later, the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a travelling certificate for Camdzic. ECF 18, at 2. As a result, ICE has scheduled Camdzic’s removal for the week of May 18, 2026, and has issued an itinerary to comply with Bosnia and Herzegovina’s travel document requirements. ECF 17-1, ¶¶ 7-9. This evidence collectively establishes that Camdzic’s removal is reasonably foreseeable. Accordingly, Camdzic’s habeas petition, ECF 1, is DENIED without prejudice, and the Court’s Order Concerning Service of Petition and Stay of Transfer or Removal, ECF 4, is VACATED. The respondents are ORDERED to file a status report within one week of Camdzic’s removal, confirming that he has been removed, or on June 13, 2026, detailing the status of Camdzic’s removal, whichever is earlier. Should Camdzic remain in ICE custody by the time of the government’s status report on June 13, 2026, he may reassert any of the arguments made in his habeas petition that challenge his ongoing detention pending removal. (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

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May 13, 2026

A copy of the following was mailed to Denis Ibrahim Camdzic on 5/13/2026: 19 Electronic Order (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 05/13/2026)

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May 13, 2026

Reply Brief re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) by Denis Ibrahim Camdzic (Attachments: # 1 Attachment E)(Currie, Haley) (Entered: 05/14/2026)

May 13, 2026

Copy Mailed

May 13, 2026

Order

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May 27, 2026

Miscellaneous Relief

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May 27, 2026

District Judge Julia E. Kobick: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered.Petitioner Denis Ibrahim Camdzic’s motion for a stay of removal and a temporary restraining order, ECF 22, is DENIED. This Court lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate his motion. Under the REAL ID Act of 2005, a “petition for review shall be filed with the court of appeals for the judicial circuit in which the immigration judge completed the proceedings” and that petition “shall be the sole and exclusive means for judicial review of an order of removal.” 8 U.S.C. §§ 1252(a)(5), (b)(2). The statute therefore “strips the district court of habeas jurisdiction over final orders of removal” and also “bars habeas review, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.” Ishak v. Gonzales, 422 F.3d 22, 28-29 (1st Cir. 2005); see Ireland v. Garland, No. 21-1728, 2022 WL 4289617, at *1 (1st Cir. May 13, 2022) (“district court . . . lacked jurisdiction to entertain a habeas challenge to the legality or execution of the [final] order” of removal). Such habeas relief is also inappropriate here given that Camdzic is not challenging the legality of his detention. See ECF 22 (“Since I have legal grounds that can waive my deportation I feel the stay is reasonable.”); Kong v. United States, 62 F.4th 608, 614 (1st Cir. 2023) (“district courts retain jurisdiction over challenges to the legality of detention in the immigration context” (quotation marks omitted)). Nor may Camdzic invoke his purported membership in the Calderon class through a habeas petition in this action. See ECF 677, at 2-3, Calderon Jimenez v. Cronen, No. 18-cv-10225-PBS (D. Mass. Jan. 16, 2025) (defining the class); Chuta-Salazar v. Blanche, No. 26-cv-11287-IT, 2026 WL 949004, at *5 (D. Mass. Apr. 8, 2026) (denying habeas petition invoking Calderon class). (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

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May 27, 2026

A copy of the following was mailed to Denis Ibrahim Camdzic on 5/27/2026: 23 Electronic Order (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

May 27, 2026

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

May 27, 2026

Copy Mailed

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Jun 12, 2026

Status Report

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Jun 15, 2026

Judgment

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Jun 15, 2026

A copy of the following was mailed to Denis Ibrahim Camdzic on 6/15/2026: 26 Judgment (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 06/15/2026)

Jun 15, 2026

Copy Mailed

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Jun 16, 2026

Memorandum re Petition

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Jun 17, 2026

District Judge Julia E. Kobick: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. The Court construes the petitioner's memorandum, ECF 28, as a motion to set aside the judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6). Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(b)(2), the respondents' opposition shall be due 14 days from the date of filing. (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 06/17/2026)

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Jun 17, 2026

A copy of the following was mailed to Denis Ibrahim Camdzic on 6/17/2026: 29 Electronic Order (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 06/17/2026)

Jun 17, 2026

Order

Jun 17, 2026

Copy Mailed

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Jun 30, 2026

Response - not related to a motion

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Jul 01, 2026

District Judge Julia E. Kobick: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Petitioner Denis Ibrahim Camdzic’s motion to set aside the judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6), ECF 28, is DENIED. Under that Rule, a party may move for relief “from a final judgment, order, or proceeding” for “any other reason that justifies relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(6). Such relief is available “only in ‘extraordinary circumstances.’” Buck v. Davis, 580 U.S. 100, 112 (2017) (quoting Gonzalez v. Crosby, 545 U.S. 524, 535 (2005)). No such circumstances exist here to disturb the Court’s May 13, 2026 order that the removal of Camdzic, who is subject to a final order of removal, is reasonably foreseeable. ECF 19 .In Camdzic’s view, “there is no significant likelihood of removal in the reasonably foreseeable future” for two principal reasons. Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678, 701 (2001). Neither is persuasive. Camdzic first argues that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) failed to remove him the week of May 18, 2026, as ICE had scheduled and represented that it would. See ECF 19 (citing ECF 17-1, ¶¶ 7-9). ICE Acting Assistant Field Office Director Brian Sullivan attests, however, that Camdzic refused to sign the travel document “on both May 14 and May 28, 2026.” ECF 31-1, ¶¶ 7, 9. His failure to cooperate with ICE’s removal efforts does not render his removal “no longer reasonably foreseeable.” Zadvydas, 533 U.S. at 699; see Agbanyo v. Cabral, 518 F. Supp. 2d 326, 328 (D. Mass. 2007) (dismissing habeas petition where petitioner “failed to cooperate” and “actively obstructed efforts to remove him”).Camdzic similarly contends that the respondents’ June 7, 2026 removal attempt was improper because, in his view, they lacked “genuine travel documents” and a valid birth certificate for him. ECF 28, at 7-8. But Sullivan avers that ICE has “a copy of [Camdzic’s] valid, Bosnian birth certificate,” ECF 31-1, ¶ 6, and the respondents previously submitted the then-operative travel document, ECF 18-1. It is also undisputed that, on June 7, Camdzic “refused to comply with the escorted removal via commercial flight” and “scream[ed] and sw[ore] about how he was not getting on the plane.” ECF 31-1, ¶ 14; see ECF 28, at 7 (acknowledging “his refusal to be removed” that day). Habeas relief is not warranted in circumstances like these where the petitioner hinders ICE’s attempts to execute his removal. See Mambueni v. Wesling, No. 26-cv-12156-JEK, ECF 15 (D. Mass. June 10, 2026) (denying habeas relief where petitioner “refus[ed] to leave his cell for transport” and “refused to board the plane, yelling and sitting on the floor at the terminal gate” (quotation marks omitted)); Conteh v. Smith, No. 16-cv-10663-LTS, 2016 WL 6609173, at *1-2 (D. Mass. Nov. 7, 2016) (same where petitioner “physically resisted ICE removal officers at the airport and yelled that he would not comply with the removal order”); Kenneh v. Tompkins, 264 F. Supp. 3d 318, 320 (D. Mass. 2017) (same where “Petitioner refused to exit the transport vehicle”).Sullivan further attests that, while Camdzic’s travel document expired on June 11, 2026, “ICE is in the process of rescheduling his removal to Bosnia-Herzegovina” on “a special high-risk charter,” rather than via a commercial flight, and “ICE has confirmed that the Embassy of Bosnia-Herzegovina . . . will issue a new travel document for” him once that charter is scheduled. ECF 31-1, ¶¶ 15-19. This evidence collectively establishes that Camdzic’s removal remains reasonably foreseeable. Having failed to demonstrate the requisite “extraordinary circumstances” for relief, Camdzic’s motion is denied. (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 07/01/2026)

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Jul 01, 2026

A copy of the following was mailed to Denis Ibrahim Camdzic on 7/1/2026: 32 Electronic Order (Currie, Haley) (Entered: 07/01/2026)

Jul 01, 2026

Copy Mailed

Jul 01, 2026

Order