District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-02435

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Jun 02, 2026

APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Verified) (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-11050851)Attorney Jennaweh A. Hondrogiannis added to party Abdirahman Ali Hassan(pty:pet), filed by Abdirahman Ali Hassan. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A-H)(Hondrogiannis, Jennaweh) (Entered: 06/02/2026)

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Jun 02, 2026

Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Susan Prose. Text Only Entry. (jberr, ) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

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Jun 03, 2026

Magistrate Judge consent form issued pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 40.1, direct assignment of civil actions to full time magistrate judges. (jberr, ) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

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Jun 05, 2026

MINUTE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Susan Prose on June 5, 2026. This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Abdirahman Ali Hassan's 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief. Petitioner shall, by overnight mail and email, serve Respondents with a copy of the Petition and this Order on or before June 8, 2026. Petitioner shall file proof of service. Within seven days of service, Respondents shall show cause as to why the 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus should not be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243 ("The writ, or order to show cause shall be directed to the person having custody of the person detained. It shall be returned within three days unless for good cause additional time, not exceeding twenty days, is allowed."). Petitioner may file a reply within seven day of Respondents filing their response. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall file a completed Magistrate Judge consent form (ECF No. 3 ) no less than seven days from the date of this Order. Text Only Entry (sbplc10) Modified on 6/9/2026 to edit docket text pursuant to SBP Chambers (ccuen, ). (Entered: 06/05/2026)

Jun 05, 2026

Minute Order

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Jun 08, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Mailing/Service re 4 Minute Order,,,, by Petitioner Abdirahman Ali Hassan. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-B)(Hondrogiannis, Jennaweh) (Entered: 06/08/2026)

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Jun 11, 2026

NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Anh Weinberg on behalf of Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Robert Hagan, Markwayne Mullin, David J. VenturellaAttorney Anh Weinberg added to party Juan Baltazar(pty:res), Attorney Anh Weinberg added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney Anh Weinberg added to party Robert Hagan(pty:res), Attorney Anh Weinberg added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res), Attorney Anh Weinberg added to party David J. Venturella(pty:res) (Weinberg, Anh) (Entered: 06/11/2026)

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Jun 12, 2026

CONSENT to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Robert Hagan, Markwayne Mullin, David J. Venturella All parties consent.. (Weinberg, Anh) (Entered: 06/12/2026)

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Jun 15, 2026

ANSWER to Complaint by Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Robert Hagan, Markwayne Mullin, David J. Venturella. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A_Mendoza Gutierrez Brief, # 2 Affidavit AI Certification)(Weinberg, Anh) (Entered: 06/15/2026)

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Jun 19, 2026

REPLY by Petitioner Abdirahman Ali Hassan. (Hondrogiannis, Jennaweh) (Entered: 06/19/2026)

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Jun 22, 2026

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 73, Local Civil Rules 40.1(c)(6) and 72.2, and 7 Election Concerning Consent/Non-Consent to United States Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction, this action is REFERRED for final disposition to Magistrate Judge Susan Prose, who will conduct any and all further proceedings and order the entry of judgment in the case. SO ORDERED by Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico on 06/22/2026. Text Only Entry. (agryan) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

Jun 22, 2026

Order on Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge

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Jun 23, 2026

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Susan Prose on June 23, 2026. The 1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus is GRANTED. The court notes that Respondents concede that the issues presented here are not materially different from an issue this court resolved in a prior ruling in Arenas v. Noem, No. 26-cv-24-SBP, 2026 WL 317562 (D. Colo. Feb. 5, 2026). And Respondents also acknowledge that this court's prior rulings would lead the court to reach the same result here, presuming the court adheres to the analysis articulated in, e.g., Arenas. Moreover, the court notes that Respondents have cited no source of law binding upon this court in cursorily arguing that the court should reconsider its prior ruling. The court finds that Respondents have provided the court with no reason to revisit its prior rulings at this time. Accordingly, the court refers the parties to its analyses in both Arenas, 2026 WL 317562, and Merchan-Pacheo v. Noem, No. 25-cv-3860-SBP, 2026 WL 88526 (D. Colo. Jan. 12, 2026), finding that the analyses provided in these cases apply in this matter and that, accordingly, Petitioner is entitled to a bond hearing. The court therefore GRANTS Petitioner's 1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus and orders Respondents to provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing pursuant to Section 1226(a) no later than seven days from the date of this Order. Respondents are also ordered to file a status report in order to certify compliance within ten days of issuance of this Order. If Petitioner has not been provided with such a bond hearing at the time this status report is due, Petitioner shall be immediately released. Text Only Entry. (spblc11) (Entered: 06/23/2026)

Jun 23, 2026

Order

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Jul 02, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Robert Hagan, Markwayne Mullin, David J. Venturella. (Weinberg, Anh) (Entered: 07/02/2026)

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Aug 03, 2026

MOTION to Enforce by Petitioner Abdirahman Ali Hassan. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit I - P)(Hondrogiannis, Jennaweh) (Entered: 08/03/2026)

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Aug 10, 2026

ORDER FOR EXPEDITED BRIEFING by Magistrate Judge Susan Prose on 08/10/2026. This matter is before the court on Petitioner Abdirahman Ali Hassan's 13 Motion to Enforce Compliance with Court Order (ECF No. 11 ), ("Motion to Enforce"). Respondents are ORDERED to respond to Petitioner's Motion to Enforce by August 17, 2026. Text Only Entry (sjeff) (Entered: 08/10/2026)

Aug 10, 2026

Order

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Aug 17, 2026

RESPONSE to 13 MOTION to Enforce filed by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Robert Hagan, Markwayne Mullin, David J. Venturella. (Weinberg, Anh) (Entered: 08/17/2026)

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Sep 11, 2026

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Susan Prose on 09/11/2026. This matter is before the court pursuant to Petitioner's 13 Motion to Enforce Compliance with Court Order. Having carefully reviewed Petitioner's 13 Motion and Respondents' 15 Response brief, the court finds the record lacks clarity with regard to the standard applied by the Immigration Judge concerning the government's burden when evaluating Petitioner's request for bond. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Respondents, within seven days of the date of this order, shall provide Petitioner with a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), during which the government shall bear the burden of proving that Petitioner's continued detention is justified by clear and convincing evidence. Santillan Quiroz v. Mullin, 180 F.4th 1226, 1251 n. 13 (10th Cir. 2026) (citations omitted); see also, e.g., Garcia Abanil v. Baltazar, 817 F. Supp. 3d 1148, 1159 (D. Colo. 2026) ("[T]he weight of authority in this District is clear: it is the Government's burden to justify a noncitizen's continued detention at a bond hearing." (citation modified) (collecting cases)); Arredondo v. Baltazar, No. 25-cv-03040-RBJ, 2025 WL 4083607, at *4 (D. Colo. Oct. 31, 2025) (finding that "the clear and convincing standard that generally applies to civil detention where liberty is at stake is appropriate here as well"). But see De La Cruz v. Baltazar, No. 26-cv-00360-PAB, 2026 WL 439217, at *4 (D. Colo. Feb. 17, 2026) (declining to place this burden on the government in a similar case).It is further ORDERED that within five days of Petitioners bond hearing, the parties shall file a status report indicating whether the bond hearing was held and whether bond was granted or denied. Text Only Entry (sjeff) (Entered: 09/11/2026)

Sep 11, 2026

Order on Motion to Enforce