District of Nebraska • 8:26-cv-00422

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Aug 11, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus in the amount of $ 5, receipt number 8075796; filed on behalf of pro se petitioner Carlos Elias Lanza Caballero. (LKO) (Entered: 08/11/2026)

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Aug 11, 2026

NOTICE by Clerk acknowledging receipt of complaint filed by a pro se party. (Copy mailed to pro se petitioner) (LKO) (Entered: 08/11/2026)

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Aug 12, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - The Clerk of the Court shall add Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher L. Ferretti and Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric W. Synowicki as counsel for the federal Respondents and shall, after doing so, regenerate the filing for the petition. The respondents shall, on or before August 17, 2026, make a return certifying the true cause and proper duration of the petitioner's detention and showing cause why the writ should not be granted. The respondents' answer must include: a. Such affidavits and exhibits as are necessary to establish the lawfulness of the petitioner's detention in light of the issues raised in the petition; b. A reasoned memorandum of law and fact explaining the respondents' legal position on the petitioner's claims; c. The government's position on whether an evidentiary hearing should be conducted; d. Whether petitioner was arrested pursuant to a warrant and, if so, a copy of that warrant; and e. Copies of any and all documents referenced in Respondents' responsive brief or in a supporting declaration of a deportation officer. The petitioner may reply in support of the petition on or before August 24, 2026. The respondents are enjoined from removing the petitioner from the United States and from the District of Nebraska until further order of the Court. If the petitioner has already been removed from Nebraska, the respondents are ordered to immediately return the petitioner to Nebraska. Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO) (Entered: 08/12/2026)

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Aug 17, 2026

Response

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Aug 17, 2026

Index

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Aug 17, 2026

Declaration

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Aug 17, 2026

Certificate

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Aug 24, 2026

SUPPLEMENT on behalf of Petitioner Carlos Elias Lanza Caballero.(TCL) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

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Aug 26, 2026

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Filing No. 1 , is granted. Respondents shall release Petitioner from custody no later than 48 hours from the re-posting of the $55,000 bond if such bond has been retu rned and on the same terms as previously ordered and without additional conditions. If Respondents are still in possession of the $55,000 bond, they must release Petitioner within 48 hours of this Order. Respondents must release Petitioner with all personal effects including identification documents and immigration documents, and without conditions such as location tracking devices. Should Respondents seek to re-detain or continue to detain Petitioner, they must first present evidence to an immigration judge explaining the changed circumstances that make him a flight risk and/or danger and obtain an order from said immigration judge allowing them to re-detain Petitioner. Respondents shall provide the Court with a status update concerning Petitioner's release by no later than 5:00 P.M. on September 2, 2026. Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO)

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Aug 26, 2026

JUDGMENT - PRO SE - In accordance with the accompanying memorandum and order issued on today's date, judgment is hereby entered in favor of Petitioner. (Attachments: # 1 Notice - Civil Appeals in Pro Se Cases) Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (LKO) (Entered: 08/26/2026)

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Sep 01, 2026

Status Report