District of New Mexico • 1:26-cv-02518

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Aug 03, 2026

PETITION for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. 2241, filed by Yevhenii Maidanik. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A) (Goldmann, Eli) (Entered: 08/03/2026)

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Aug 03, 2026

NOTICE: In accordance with the Standing Order, filed January 28, 2026 in 26-MC-00004-03 (Doc. 3), the Clerk of Court provides notice of completion of electronic service. A copy of the petition in this matter was provided to all federal respondents by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) using the Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system. The parties should review the Standing Order, and any further Orders entered in this matter regarding the deadline to respond to the petition. (bc)[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (Entered: 08/03/2026)

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Aug 03, 2026

ORDER TO ANSWER/SHOW CAUSE AND ENJOINING TRANSFER by District Judge Margaret I. Strickland: The USAO shall ANSWER the Petition and any pending motions for release within 10 business days and show cause why relief should not be granted, unless the Court sets a separate deadline/hearing to address emergency relief. The USAO's answer MUST specify whether the Court has already ruled on the legal issue(s) in this case and whether the holding in Santillan Quiroz v. Mullin, No. 26-6019, 2026 WL 1876709, (10th Cir. June 30, 2026), requires relief. The Government is prohibited from transferring or removing Petitioner from the District of New Mexico while this case remains pending, absent a final order of removal. Finally, the Clerk's Office shall confirm the docket lists the following Respondents: the facility Warden; the El Paso Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations; the U.S. Attorney General; the Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (ctc)[THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY. THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS ATTACHED.] (Entered: 08/03/2026)

Aug 03, 2026

United States District Judge Margaret I. Strickland and United States Magistrate Judge John F. Robbenhaar assigned. (bc)

Aug 03, 2026

Order to Show Cause

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Aug 04, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin Turner Suslavich on behalf of Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, El Paso Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Attorney General (Suslavich, Benjamin) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

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Aug 04, 2026

Federal Respondents' RESPONSE re 1 Petition for 2241 Relief, 3 Order to Show Cause,,,, filed by Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, El Paso Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Attorney General. (Suslavich, Benjamin) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

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Aug 05, 2026

ORDER by District Judge Margaret I. Strickland GRANTING 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (drh) (Entered: 08/05/2026)

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Aug 05, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT in favor of Petitioner and against Respondents by District Judge Margaret I. Strickland. (drh) (Entered: 08/05/2026)