Middle District of Pennsylvania • 4:26-cv-01512

#1

Jun 03, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus lodged as no filing fee was paid and no Motion for In Forma Pauperis was filed, filed by Yaseen Aymen Salih. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit List (Exhibit J not included with filing), # 2 Exhibit A - August 24, 2020 EOIR order granting CAT deferral to Sudan., # 3 Exhibit B - January 21, 2026 order dismissing Salih v. Hoover, No. 4:25-cv-02407, # 4 Exhibit C - Form I-589 and Supplement B, # 5 Exhibit D - Declaration of Ahmmed Salih., # 6 Exhibit E - Declaration of Hatam Mohamed, # 7 Exhibit F - DHS March 30, 2025 third-country removal memorandum, # 8 Exhibit G - Various ICE Documents, # 9 Exhibit H - Reuters, "Ghana agrees to accept West Africans deported from US, president says," Sept. 10, 2025., # 10 Exhibit I - Reuters, "West Africans sent by US to Ghana have been deported, lawyer says," Sept. 23, 2025., # 11 Declaration of Petitioner) (ea) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

#2

Jun 03, 2026

MOTION to Expedite Proceedings by Yaseen Aymen Salih. (ea) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

#3

Jun 03, 2026

PRO SE LETTER ISSUED providing the case number and the AO 85 Notice & Consent Form. (Attachments: # 1 AO 85 Notice & Consent Form) (ea) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

#4

Jun 03, 2026

(THIRTY (30) DAY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER) directing the prisoner to pay the filing fee or file a signed Application to Proceed IFP within 30 days or case will be dismissed. Signed by Deputy Clerk on 6/3/2026. (Attachments: # 1 IFP (Habeas))(ea) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

#5

Jun 03, 2026

Filing fee: $ 5.00, receipt number 333120244. Petition is now deemed FILED. (jr) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

Jun 04, 2026

Receipt of payment from YASEEN AYMEN SALIH in the amount of $5.00 for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Transaction posted on 6/3/2026. Receipt number 333120244 processed by CP. (zd)

#19

Sep 16, 2026

MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Yaseen Aymen Salih. Signed by Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann on 9/16/2026. (jr)

#20

Sep 16, 2026

ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner Yaseen Aymen Salih's petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is GRANTED in part, only as follows: Within 14 days of the date of this Order, Respondent shall provide Sal ih with an individualized bond hearing before an immigration judge in accordance with German Santos v. Warden Pike Cnty. Corr. Facility, 965 F.3d 203 (3d Cir. 2020), at which the government bears the burden of proving Salih is a flight risk or danger to the community by clear and convincing evidence. Respondent shall CERTIFY COMPLIANCE with paragraph 1 of this Order by filing a declaration pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746 no later than two days after the date of the bond hearing. Following rece ipt of the compliance certification, the Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case. Salih's 2 motion to expedite proceedings, 7 motion for a temporary restraining order, and 11 motion for "expedited habeas relief," are DISMISSED as moot in light of the foregoing paragraphs. Signed by Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann on 9/16/2026. (jr)

#39

Oct 23, 2026

MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Yaseen Aymen Salih. Signed by Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann on 10/23/2026. (ea)

#40

Oct 23, 2026

ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner Yaseen Aymen Salih's 21 motion for reconsideration is GRANTED. Salih's petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is GRANTED in part, as follows: Respondent shall RE LEASE Salih from custody within 48 hours of the date and time this Order is placed on the docket, subject to the terms of supervision set forth in 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(3) and attendant regulations. Respondent shall CERTIFY COMPLIANCE with paragrap h 2 of this Order by filing a declaration pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746 no later than three days after the date of this Order. The federal respondents named in this case are ENJOINED from redetaining Salih absent proof of violation of conditions of release or changed circumstances making his removal reasonably foreseeable. See 8 C.F.R. § 241.13(i). Salih's 36 motion "for expedited disposition of pending reconsideration based on the government's concession of incorrect detention authority" is DISMISSED as moot. Following receipt of the compliance certification, the Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case. Signed by Chief Judge Matthew W. Brann on 10/23/2026. (ea)