Northern District of Texas • 1:26-cv-00272

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Jun 02, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Van Phuoc Nguyen. (Filing fee $5.00; receipt number 100000931) Unless exempted, attorneys who are not admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas must seek admission promptly. Forms, instructions, and exemption information may be found at www.txnd.uscourts.gov, or by clicking here: Attorney Information - Bar Membership. If admission requirements are not satisfied within 21 days, the clerk will notify the presiding judge. (amg) Modified to add receipt number on 6/3/2026 (skh). (Entered: 06/02/2026)

#2

Jun 02, 2026

Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (amg) (Entered: 06/02/2026)

#3

Jun 02, 2026

New Case Notes: A filing fee has been paid. No prior sanctions found. (For court use only - links to the national and circuit indexes.) (amg) (Entered: 06/02/2026)

Jun 02, 2026

***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 2. mailed to Van Phuoc Nguyen at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Tue Jun 2 11:13:15 CDT 2026 (crt)

#4

Jun 05, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, NOTICE, AND INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTIES. Respondent is directed to file an answer to Petitioner's petition within 20 days from the date of this order. Petitioner may file a response to Respondent's answer within 20 days from the date shown on Respondent's certificate of service. Copies of all pleadings, motions, and orders will be served electronically upon the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(E) and by prior agreement of the Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas. The Clerk is directed to change the caption to reflect that the Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center is the only proper respondent. All other named respondents will be terminated from this civil action. Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center added. Marcelo Villegas (Warden, Bluebonnet Detention Center), DHS and ICE terminated., Order to Show Cause. The clerk has served this order and will regenerate notice of the petition and supporting documents to the designated Assistant US Attorney. Brian Walters Stoltz-DOJ and Tami C Parker-DOJ for Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center added. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 6/5/2026) (amg) (Entered: 06/05/2026)

Jun 05, 2026

***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No: 4. mailed to Van Phuoc Nguyen at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Fri Jun 5 13:02:37 CDT 2026 (crt)

#5

Jun 25, 2026

RESPONSE filed by Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,, (Stoltz-DOJ, Brian) (Entered: 06/25/2026)

#6

Jun 25, 2026

Appendix in Support filed by Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center re 5 Response/Objection (Stoltz-DOJ, Brian) (Entered: 06/25/2026)

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Jun 26, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Warden of the Bluebonnet Detention Center re 6 Appendix in Support, 5 Response/Objection (Stoltz-DOJ, Brian) (Entered: 06/26/2026)

#8

Aug 18, 2026

ORDER. The Court finds that Petitioner's continued detention remains statutorily and constitutionally authorized. As a result, the Court denies the petition and dismisses this civil action without prejudice. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 8/18/2026) (skh) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

#9

Aug 18, 2026

JUDGMENT. For the reasons stated in the Court's order entered today, it is ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 8/18/2026) (skh) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

Aug 18, 2026

***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:8,9. mailed Van Phuoc Nguyen at Bluebonnet Detention Center on Tue Aug 18 15:45:13 CDT 2026 (crt)