District of Massachusetts • 1:26-cv-13247

#1

Jul 15, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), filed by Sebastiao De Souza. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope)(LBO) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

#2

Jul 15, 2026

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge William G. Young assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson. (MAC) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

#3

Jul 15, 2026

Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. Procedural Order regarding resolution of filing fee. Plaintiff must respond within 21 days. (jm) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

#4

Jul 15, 2026

Judge William G. Young: ORDER CONCERNING SERVICE OF PETITION AND STAY OF TRANSFER OR REMOVAL (MAP) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

#5

Jul 15, 2026

General Order 19-02, dated June 1, 2019 regarding Public Access to Immigration Cases Restricted by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c). (MAP) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

Jul 15, 2026

Notice of Case Assignment

#6

Jul 16, 2026

NOTICE by Department of Homeland Security, Antone Muniz, Plymouth County Jail Facility Regarding Place of Confinement (Lyons, Matthew) (Entered: 07/16/2026)

#7

Jul 21, 2026

Notice of Appearance

#8

Jul 21, 2026

Notice - Other

#9

Jul 21, 2026

Answer/Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus - 2241

#10

Jul 30, 2026

Mail Returned

#11

Jul 31, 2026

Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered as to Sebastiao De Souza.Respondents’ counsel, a Special Assistant United States Attorney, represents to this Court that “removal is imminent per Immigration and Customs Enforcement (‘ICE’) agency counsel.” Resp’ts’ Opp’n Pet’r’s Pet. Writ Habeas Copus at 1. Counsel further represents that “ICE is in possession of the Petitioner’s passport which is a sufficient travel document for removal.” Id. at 3. As to this last statement, counsel has provided no citation to any authority. No affidavit is attached. No paperwork is provided. While this Court readily concedes that the deportation decision is, itself, an executive function, this Court requires more than an unverified representation of ICE’s counsel to the Special Assistant United States Attorney assigned to this case. As has been the practice of this Court, it requires some travel document from Brazilian authorities identifying Petitioner Sebastiano De Souza by name and evidencing some willingness on the part of Brazil to accept him. If such document exists, simply producing it for the Court is sufficient and all extant stay orders shall be vacated immediately. Here, if a Brazilian passport is all that is required to guarantee his acceptance, the Court requires the authority on which the government relies and a copy of the passport.This does not implicate the Executive’s authority to deport Petitioner De Souza –- he is deportable. It is, rather, an issue of the process he is due while here facing that grim result, a core concern of the Great Writ of Habeas Corpus. SO ORDERED(MAP) (Entered: 07/31/2026)