Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-02017

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Jul 07, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-11126458.), filed by Jose Leonidas Lara Rivas. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-1 - Online Detainee Locator, # 2 Exhibit 1-2 - Affidavit of Former Immigration Judge Burman, # 3 Exhibit 1-3 - Declaration of Jorge Artieda, # 4 Exhibit 1-4 - The New York Times - How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet)(Reyes, James) (Entered: 07/07/2026)

Jul 07, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles and Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis. (Jarb, )

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Jul 08, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by David Ross Tannenbaum on behalf of Todd Blanche, Robert Gaudian, Markwayne Mullin (Tannenbaum, David) (Entered: 07/08/2026)

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Jul 09, 2026

ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission. ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on July 13, 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 Andrade Portillo v. Perry, et al., 1:25-cv-1646 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Andrade Portillo and this Petition. ORDERED that if the Federal Respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Andrade Portillo, each of the substantive filings in that habeas 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 July 16, 2026. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 7/9/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 07/09/2026)

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Jul 09, 2026

NOTICE by Todd Blanche, Robert Gaudian, Markwayne Mullin re 3 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),,,, (Tannenbaum, David) (Entered: 07/09/2026)

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Jul 16, 2026

ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. 1) is GRANTED. 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 within twenty-four (24) hours of the issuance of this Order. Petitioner must also appear at the bond hearing once the government notifies him of its date, time, and location. ORDERED that Respondents must provide Petitioner with a standard bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). ORDERED that 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). ORDERED that Respondents-along with their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, successors, and assigns, and all persons acting in concert with them-be 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 Patricia Tolliver Giles on 7/16/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 07/17/2026)

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Jul 16, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58, JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of the petitioner Jose Leonidas Lara Rivas and against the respondent Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, Robert Guadian, and Jeff Crawford. Entered by Clerk on 7/16/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 07/17/2026)