Middle District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-02295
Bishnu v. Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, Field Office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Case Information
Filed: August 10, 2026
Assigned to:
Joseph F. Saporito Jr.
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (IMMIGRATION)
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Last Activity:
September 04, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Aug 10, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, Receipt Number 7534020), filed by Sherpunja Bishnu. (Attachments: # 1 Notice to Appear, # 2 Notice of Custody Determination, # 3 I-830, # 4 Exhibit List) (ea) (Entered: 08/10/2026)
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PETITION
Aug 10, 2026
DOCKET ANNOTATION: Attorney Kracoff is directed to file for special admission or make arrangements to be generally admitted. (ea)
#2
Aug 11, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Show Cause Response due by 8/18/2026. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 8/11/26. (ms) (Entered: 08/11/2026)
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ORDER
#3
Aug 11, 2026
Supplement by Sherpunja Bishnu. to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus coversheet. (Kracoff, Cheryl) (Entered: 08/11/2026)
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Supplement
#6
Sep 04, 2026
MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Bishnu Sherpunja. For the foregoing reasons, the court concludes that, because he is not actively seeking admission and has been living in inte rior of the United States for an extended period of time, the petitioners continued mandatory detention without a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) is unlawful. Accordingly, we will grant the petition and order the petitioners immediat e release from custody. See Andrade v. Rose, No. 26-603, 2026 WL 401189 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 12, 2026) (granting immediate release), affd sub nom. Buele Morocho v. Warden Phila. FDC, ___ F.4th ____, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026); Buele Morocho v. Jamison, No. 25-cv-05930, 2025 WL 3296300 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 26, 2025) (same), affd sub nom. Buele Morocho v. Warden Phila. FDC, ___ F.4th ____, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026).An appropriate order follows. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 9/4/26. (ms)
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MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry) re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Bishnu Sherpunja. For the foregoing reasons, the court concludes that, because he is not actively seeking admission and has been living in inte rior of the United States for an extended period of time, the petitioners continued mandatory detention without a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) is unlawful. Accordingly, we will grant the petition and order the petitioners immediat e
#7
Sep 04, 2026
ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). iI accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.The petition (Doc. 1) is GRANTED;2.The government shall immediately release the petitioner from custody;3.The r espondent shall file a written notice of the petitioners release from custody within three (3) days after such release;4.In the interim, the respondent shall file a written status report with respect to the petitioners custody status every seven (7) days after entry of this order, until the petitioners actual release from custody; and5.The clerk is directed to mark this case as CLOSED., Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 9/4/26. (ms)
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ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). iI accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.The petition (Doc. 1) is GRANTED;2.The government shall immediately release the petitioner from custody;3.The r espondent shall file a written notice of the petitioners release from custody within three (3) days after such release;4.In the interim, the respondent shall file a written status report with respect to the petitioners custody status every seven (7
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Bishnu
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Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, Field Office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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