Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-01100

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Apr 23, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10942800.), filed by Ariel Alexander Ruano Castillo. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1. Detainee Locator, # 2 Exhibit 2. Automated Case Information System, # 3 Exhibit 3. Redacted Birth Certificate and Records, # 4 Exhibit 4. Redacted EAD and SSN, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet)(Lackmann, Sandra) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

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Apr 23, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Sandra Elizabeth Lackmann on behalf of Ariel Alexander Ruano Castillo (Lackmann, Sandra) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

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Apr 23, 2026

ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any without this Court's permission during the pendency of this habeas action. ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on Monday, April 27, 2026, the Federal Respondents file 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 Servellon Martinez v. Lyons, 1:25-cv-1792 (E.D. Va. Nov. 7, 2025), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Servellon Martinez and this Petition. ORDERED that if the Federal Respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Servellon Martinez, each of the substantive filings in thathabeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue a ruling without further filings from the parties. ORDERED that if the Federal Respondents file an Opposition to the Petition, Petitioner shall file any reply in further support of the Petition on or before 5:00 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 4/23/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 04/23/2026)

Apr 23, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff and Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. (Agil, )

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Apr 24, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Patrick Shean on behalf of Todd Blanche, Robert Guadian, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne Mullin (Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 04/24/2026)

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Apr 27, 2026

Response to 3 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),,,, filed by Todd Blanche, Robert Guadian, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne Mullin. (Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 04/27/2026)

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Apr 28, 2026

ORDERED that the Petition (ECF 1) is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that Petitioner be immediately released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an immigration judge. Petitioner must live at a fixed address and provide that address to the Court and Federal Respondents within twenty-four (24) hours of the issuance of this Order. Petitioner must also appear at the bond hearing once Federal Respondents notify him of its date, time, and location; it is further ORDERED that Federal Respondents must provide Petitioner with a standard bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a); it is further ORDERED that Federal 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); it is further ORDERED that Federal Respondentsalong with their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, successors, and assigns, and all persons acting in concert with thembe and are ENJOINED from rearresting Petitioner 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 pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(2). Signed by District Judge Michael S Nachmanoff on 4/28/2026. (swil) (Entered: 04/28/2026)

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Apr 28, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58 in favor of the Petitioner Ariel Alexander Ruano Castillo and against the Respondents Paul Perry, Robert Guadian, Todd M. Lyons, Markwayne Mullin and Todd Blanche. Entered by Clerk on 4/28/2026. (swil) (Entered: 04/28/2026)

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Apr 29, 2026

NOTICE by Ariel Alexander Ruano Castillo re 6 Order,,,,, Notice of Fixed Address (Lackmann, Sandra) (Entered: 04/29/2026)