Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-02184

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Jul 20, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-11163560.), filed by Samuel Martinez Cedillo. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit ICE Locator)(Calderon, Ofelia) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

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Jul 20, 2026

Civil Cover Sheet by Samuel Martinez Cedillo. (Calderon, Ofelia) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

Jul 20, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles and US Magistrate Judge William B. Porter. (dvanm)

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Jul 21, 2026

ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on July 25, 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 ai., 1:25-cv-1646 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences Andrade Portillo and this Petition. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 07/21/2026. (dvanm) (Entered: 07/21/2026)

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Jul 23, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Anne Spavins on behalf of Todd Blanche, Robert Guadian, Markwayne Mullins, David J Venturella (Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 07/23/2026)

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Jul 23, 2026

Response to 3 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),, filed by Todd Blanche, Robert Guadian, Markwayne Mullins, David J Venturella. (Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 07/23/2026)

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Jul 23, 2026

ORDER that the 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is GRANTED; 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; Respondents must provide Petitioner with a standard bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a); 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); 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) (see Order for details). Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 07/23/26. (pmil, ) (Entered: 07/23/2026)

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Jul 23, 2026

JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of the Petitioner, Samuel Mauricio Martinez Cedillo and against the Respondents Markwayne Mullin, David J. Venturella, Todd Blanche, Tobert Guadian, and Jeff Crawford (Entered by Clerk on 07/23/26 pursuant to FRCP 58). (pmil, ) (Entered: 07/23/2026)