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Filed: July 15, 2026
Assigned to:
Joseph F. Saporito Jr.
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (IMMIGRATION)
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September 02, 2026
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#1
Jul 15, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, Receipt Number 7496539), filed by Happy Happy. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A - Notice to Appear, # 3 Exhibit B - Order of Release Recognizance and ATD enrollment documentation, # 4 Exhibit C - Evidence of timely Form I-589 filing, # 5 Exhibit D - Employment Authorization, # 6 Exhibit E - EOIR Automated Case Information, # 7 Exhibit F - ICE Detainee Locator) (ea) (Entered: 07/15/2026)
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PETITION
#8
Sep 02, 2026
MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Happy Happy. For the foregoing reasons, the court concludes that, because he is not actively seeking admission and has been living in inter ior of the United States for an extended period of time, the petitioners continued mandatory detention without a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) is unlawful. Accordingly, we will grant the petition and order the petitioners immediate release from custody. See Andrade v. Rose, No. 26-603, 2026 WL 401189 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 12, 2026) (granting immediate release), affd sub nom. Buele Morocho v. Warden Phila. FDC, ___ F.4th ____, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026); Buele Morocho v. Jamison, No. 25-cv-05930, 2025 WL 3296300 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 26, 2025) (same), affd sub nom. Buele Morocho v. Warden Phila. FDC, ___ F.4th ____, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026).An appropriate order follows. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 9/2/26. (ms)
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MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Happy Happy. For the foregoing reasons, the court concludes that, because he is not actively seeking admission and has been living in inter ior of the United States for an extended period of time, the petitioners continued mandatory detention without a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) is unlawful. Accordingly, we will grant the petition and order the petitioners immediate r
#9
Sep 02, 2026
ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.The petition (Doc. 1) is GRANTED;2.The government shall immediately release the petitioner from custody;3.The re spondent shall file a written notice of the petitioners release from custody within three (3) days after such release;4.In the interim, the respondent shall file a written status report with respect to the petitioners custody status every seven (7) days after entry of this order, until the petitioners actual release from custody; and5.The clerk is directed to mark this case as CLOSED. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 9/2/26. (ms)
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ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.The petition (Doc. 1) is GRANTED;2.The government shall immediately release the petitioner from custody;3.The re spondent shall file a written notice of the petitioners release from custody within three (3) days after such release;4.In the interim, the respondent shall file a written status report with respect to the petitioners custody status every seven (7)
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