Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-02712

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Aug 21, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing Fee $5 receipt number AVAEDC-11266986), filed by Abraham Gomes Verdugo. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-1 - Online Detainee Locator Search, # 2 Exhibit 1-2 - Affidavit of Former Immigration Judge Burman, # 3 Exhibit 1-3 - Declaration of Jorge Artieda, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Reyes, James) (Attachment 4 replaced with non-fillable format on 8/22/2026) (triv). (Entered: 08/21/2026)

Aug 22, 2026

Notice of Correction in re 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The Civil Cover Sheet filed was an incorrectly saved PDF-fillable form. The Clerk's Office has corrected this error and the document has been replaced. No further action is required at this time. (triv)

Aug 22, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Anthony J. Trenga and Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis. (triv)

#2

Aug 24, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Stephanie Savino on behalf of Todd Blanche, Jeff Crawford, Robert Guadian, Markwayne Mullin (Savino, Stephanie) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

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Aug 24, 2026

ORDERED that Respondents and any of Respondents' officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, as well as other person acting in concert with them be, and the same hereby are, ENJOINED from removing the Petitioner from this judicial district pending further order of the Court; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on August 27, 2026, the Respondents file either (a) a Notice indicating that the factual and legal issues presented in this Petition do not differ in any material fashion from those presented in Hernandez v. Crawford, No. 1:25-CV-01565-AJT-WBP, 2025 WL 2940702 (E.D. Va. Oct. 16, 2025) or the other opinions of this Court cited therein; or (b) an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Hernandez and this Petition (see Order for further details). Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 8/24/2026. (dzir) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

#4

Aug 25, 2026

NOTICE by Todd Blanche, Jeff Crawford, Robert Guadian, Markwayne Mullin in re 3 ORDER (Savino, Stephanie) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

#5

Aug 26, 2026

ORDERED that the Petition is GRANTED and it is hereby ORDERED that Respondents shall immediately return the Petitioner to this district and release him from custody with all his personal property, pending a bond hearing before an immigration judge; and it is further ORDERED that Petitioner live at a fixed address and file that address to the Court under seal within twenty-four (24) hours of the issuance of this Order; and it is further ORDERED that should Respondents seek to re-detain Petitioner in the future, they must first provide him with a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) with at least seven days' notice of its date, time, and location; and it is further ORDERED that Respondents are ENJOINED from denying Petitioner's release on bond on the basis that he is subject to mandatory detention pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b), or from invoking the automatic stay provision at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2); and it is further ORDERED that, if Petitioner is released on bond, Respondentsalong with their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, successors, and assigns, and all persons acting in concert with thembe and are ENJOINED from rearresting Petitioner unless he has 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 detained pursuant to a valid, final order of removal. Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 08/26/2026. (jlan) (Entered: 08/26/2026)