Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-02361

#1

Aug 01, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-11200057.), filed by Omar Mendez Hernandez. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-1 - Online Detainee Locator, # 2 Exhibit 1-2 - The New York Times - How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations, # 3 Exhibit 1-3 - Affidavit of Former Immigration Judge Burman, # 4 Exhibit 1-4 - Declaration of Jorge Artieda, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet)(Reyes, James) (Attachment 5 replaced on 8/3/2026) (Jarb, ). (Entered: 08/01/2026)

Aug 01, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles and Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. (Jarb, )

Aug 01, 2026

Notice of Correction: The filing user has been notified that the civil case coversheet (Attachment 5) is an incorrectly saved PDF fillable form and has been replaced. No further action is required at this time. (Jarb, )

#2

Aug 03, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by David Ross Tannenbaum on behalf of Todd Blanche, Robert Gaudian, Markwayne Mullin (Tannenbaum, David) (Entered: 08/03/2026)

#3

Aug 06, 2026

ORDER that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission; on or before 5:00 PM on Monday, August 10, 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., l:25-cv-1646 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Andrade Portillo and this Petition; 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; 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 Wednesday, August 12, 2026 (see Order for details). Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 08/06/26. (pmil, ) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

#4

Aug 07, 2026

NOTICE filed by Todd Blanche, Robert Gaudian, Markwayne Mullin in re 3 Order of Prisoner Service (2241) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Tannenbaum, David) (Entered: 08/07/2026)

#5

Aug 10, 2026

NOTICE filed by Todd Blanche, Robert Gaudian, Markwayne Mullin in re 4 NOTICE, 3 Order of Prisoner Service (2241) (Tannenbaum, David) (Entered: 08/10/2026)

#6

Aug 11, 2026

ORDER that the 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) 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 08/11/26. (pmil, ) (Entered: 08/12/2026)

#7

Aug 12, 2026

JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of the Petitioner, Omar Mendez Hernandez and against the Respondents, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, Robert Gaudian, and Paul Perry (Entered by Clerk on 08/12/26 pursuant to FRCP 58). (pmil, ) (Entered: 08/12/2026)

#8

Aug 13, 2026

NOTICE filed by Todd Blanche, Robert Gaudian, Markwayne Mullin in re 6 Order (Tannenbaum, David) (Entered: 08/13/2026)

#9

Aug 18, 2026

Sealed Document in re 6 Order (Reyes, James) (Entered: 08/18/2026)