Eastern District of Virginia • 2:26-cv-00832

Flores-Saravia v. Warden/Facility Administrator of Farmville Detention Center

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Case Information

Filed: August 06, 2026
Assigned to: Jamar K. Walker
Referred to: Robert J. Krask
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
Completed: August 17, 2026
Last Activity: August 25, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Aug 06, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $ 5.00.), filed by Samuel Flores-Saravia. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope) (jmey) (Additional attachment(s) added on 8/14/2026: # 2 Receipt) (jmey, ). (Entered: 08/06/2026)
Main Document: PETITION
#2
Aug 06, 2026
Acknowledgment of Receipt. (jmey) (Entered: 08/06/2026)
Main Document: Acknowledgment
#3
Aug 07, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by David Ross Tannenbaum on behalf of Warden/Facility Administrator of Farmville Detention Center (Tannenbaum, David) (Entered: 08/07/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
#4
Aug 07, 2026
ORDER. It is ORDERED that by August 14, 2026, the respondents SHALL 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 Ceba Cinta v. Noem, et al., No. 1:25-cv-21818 (E.D. Va. Oct. 29, 2025), or an opposition to the petition discussing the material differences between Ceba Cinta and this petition. The respondents SHALL NOT remove the petitioner or transfer them from this district for any reason without this Court's permission. The Clerk is DIRECTED to please send a copy of this Order to the petitioner. Signed by District Judge Jamar K. Walker on 8/7/2026. Copies mailed 8/7/2026. (jmey) (Entered: 08/07/2026)
Main Document: ORDER.
#5
Aug 14, 2026
NOTICE by Department of Homeland Security re 4 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),, (Tannenbaum, David) (Entered: 08/14/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
#6
Aug 17, 2026
ORDER. The Petitioner Samuel Flores-Saravia's request for a writ of habeas corpus 1 is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The respondents SHALL provide the petitioner with a bond hearing in front of an immigration judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), no later than August 24, 2026. The respondents SHALL notify the petitioner of the Court's decision within 24 hours of the time this Order issues. The respondents are ENJOINED from denying bond to the petitioner on the basis that they are detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2). The respondents SHALL file a status report with this Court within three days after the petitioner's bond hearing. In the event the petitioner is released on bond, the respondents are ENJOINED from rearresting the petitioner, unless they have committed a new violation of any federal, state, or local law, or has failed to attend any properly noticed immigration or court hearing or is subject to detention pursuant to a final order of removal. Should the petitioner be released on bond, the respondents are FURTHER ENJOINED from invoking the automatic stay provision at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2).5. The Clerk is DIRECTED to send a copy of this Order to the petitioner. Signed by District Judge Jamar K. Walker on 8/17/2026. Copies mailed 8/17/2026. (Vpea) (Entered: 08/17/2026)
Main Document: ORDER.
#7
Aug 17, 2026
CLERK'S JUDGMENT. Signed by Clerk on 8/17/2026. (Vpea) (Entered: 08/17/2026)
Main Document: CLERK'S
#8
Aug 25, 2026
NOTICE by Department of Homeland Security re 6 Order of Dismissal(2241),,,,, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit FREX 1)(Fenner, Darica) (Entered: 08/25/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE
#9
Aug 25, 2026
NOTICE by Department of Homeland Security, Warden/Facility Administrator of Farmville Detention Center re 6 Order of Dismissal(2241),,,,, 8 NOTICE STATUS re: Notice (Fenner, Darica) (Entered: 08/25/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE