Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-02719

#1

Aug 22, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-11267349.), filed by Elias Diaz Villanueva. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit)(Eijo de Tezanos Pinto, Maria) (Entered: 08/22/2026)

#2

Aug 22, 2026

MOTION for Order to Show Cause by Elias Diaz Villanueva. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Eijo de Tezanos Pinto, Maria) (Entered: 08/22/2026)

#3

Aug 22, 2026

Waiver of HEARING by Elias Diaz Villanueva (Eijo de Tezanos Pinto, Maria) (Entered: 08/22/2026)

Aug 22, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Anthony J Trenga and US Magistrate Judge William B. Porter. (dvanm)

#4

Aug 24, 2026

ORDERED that the 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. (see order for details) Signed by District Judge Anthony J Trenga on 08/24/2026. (dvanm) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

#5

Aug 26, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Darica Fenner on behalf of Todd Blanche, Russell Hott, Markwayne Mullin, David J Venturella (Fenner, Darica) (Entered: 08/26/2026)

#6

Aug 28, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Dennis Carl Barghaan, Jr on behalf of Todd Blanche, Russell Hott, Markwayne Mullin, David J Venturella (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

#7

Aug 28, 2026

Response to 4 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),,, filed by Todd Blanche, Russell Hott, Markwayne Mullin, David J Venturella. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

#8

Aug 31, 2026

ORDERED that the Petition is GRANTED and it is hereby ORDERED that Petitioner be immediately released 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 (see Order for further details). Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 8/31/2026. (dzir) (Entered: 08/31/2026)