Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-02368

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Aug 03, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-11202619.), filed by Nerlin Johan Rodriguez Castro. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1. Order of the Immigration Judge (Nov. 20, 2024), # 2 Exhibit 2. Third Country Fear Screening Request (July 2, 2026), # 3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Sandoval-Moshenberg, Simon) (Entered: 08/03/2026)

Aug 03, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Anthony J Trenga and Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. (Dest)

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Aug 04, 2026

ORDERED that Respondents and any of Respondents' officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, as well as other person acting in concert with them be, and the same hereby are, ENJOINED from removing the Petitioner from this judicial district (or, if Petitioner has recently been transferred outside this district, from the United States) pending further order of the Court; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on August 7, 2026, the Respondents file either (a) a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Benitez Pineda v. Noem et al., 1:25-cv-02337-AJT-WBP, Doc. No. 17 (E.D. Va. Mar. 2, 2026) or the other opinions of this Court cited therein; or (b) an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Benitez Pineda and this Petition. (see order for details) Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 08/04/2026. (dvanm) (Entered: 08/04/2026)