Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-02318

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Dec 10, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10638618.), filed by Eliseo Agustin Damian. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Bhargava, Inderjit) (Entered: 12/10/2025)

Dec 10, 2025

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis. (Sbro, )

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Dec 11, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Patrick Shean on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon (Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

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Dec 11, 2025

ORDERED that petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on Wednesday, December 17,2025, 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 Ceba Cinta v. Noem, et al., l:25-cv-1818 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Ceba Cina and this Petition (See Order for further details). Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 12/11/2025. (Sbro, ) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

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Dec 16, 2025

Response to 3 Order,, filed by Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon. (Shean, Daniel) (Entered: 12/16/2025)

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Dec 16, 2025

ORDERED that Damian's Petition [Dkt. No. 1] is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that Damian be promptly released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an Immigration Judge. Damian must live at a fixed address which he must provide to the federal respondents; and it is further ORDERED that respondents provide Damian with a standard bond hearing before an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 14 days of the date of this Order (See Order for further details). Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 12/16/2025. (Sbro, ) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 16, 2025

JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of Petitioner Eliseo Agustin Damian and against Respondents Todd M. Lyons, Joseph Simon, Kristi Noem, Pamela Bondi, Jeffrey Crawford Pursuant to the Order of this Court entered on December 16, 2025 and in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58. Signed by Clerk on 12/16/2025. (Sbro, ) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

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Dec 20, 2025

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 12/20/2025)