Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-02552

#1

Aug 13, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number AVAEDC-11236256), filed by Jose Enrique ALVARENGA CONTRERAS. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit)(Eijo de Tezanos Pinto, Maria) (Entered: 08/13/2026)

#2

Aug 13, 2026

MOTION for Issuance of Order to Show Cause by Jose Enrique ALVARENGA CONTRERAS. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Eijo de Tezanos Pinto, Maria) (Entered: 08/13/2026)

#3

Aug 13, 2026

Notice of Waiver of Hearing by Jose Enrique ALVARENGA CONTRERAS in re 2 MOTION for Issuance of Order to Show Cause (Eijo de Tezanos Pinto, Maria) (Entered: 08/13/2026)

#4

Aug 14, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Virginia Lynn Van Valkenburg on behalf of Todd Blanche, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Russell Hott, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement, David J. Venturella (Van Valkenburg, Virginia) (Entered: 08/14/2026)

#5

Aug 14, 2026

ORDER granting 2 Motion for Order to Show Cause. ORDERED that respondents be and are ENJOINED from removing or transferring petitioner from this district for any reason without this Court's permission. ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on August 20, 2026, 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., 1:25-cv-1818 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Ceba Cinta and this Petition. ORDERED that if respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Ceba Cinta, each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue a ruling without further filings from the parties. ORDERED that if respondents file an Opposition to the Petition, petitioner shall file any reply in further support of the Petition on or before 5:00 PM on August 26, 2026. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 8/14/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 08/14/2026)

Aug 14, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick. (triv)

#6

Aug 19, 2026

NOTICE (Response) to 5 ORDER, 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Todd Blanche, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Russell Hott, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement. (Van Valkenburg, Virginia) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#7

Aug 19, 2026

ORDERED that the Petition, [Dkt. No. 1], is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that Alvarenga Contreras be promptly released from custody, with all his personal property, in order to appear at a bond hearing before an Immigration Judge; and it is further ORDERED that Alvarenga Contreras live at a fixed address which he must provide to the federal respondents; and it is further ORDERED that respondents provide Alvarenga Contreras with an individualized bond hearing before an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 14 days of the date of this Order; and it is further ORDERED that respondents be and are ENJOINED from denying bond to Alvarenga Contreras on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2); and it is further ORDERED that, if Alvarenga Contreras is granted bond, respondents be and are ENJOINED from invoking the automatic stay provision at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2) (see order for further details). Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 08/19/2026. (jlan) (Entered: 08/19/2026)

#8

Aug 19, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of the Petitioner Jose Enrique Alvarenga Contreras and against Jeff Crawford, Russ Hott, David J. Venturella, Markwayne Mullin, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement and U.S. Department of Homeland Secuirity in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58. Entered by the Clerk on 08/19/2026. (jlan) (Entered: 08/19/2026)