Middle District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-02424

Siglam v. Lowe

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Case Information

Filed: August 24, 2026
Assigned to: Joseph F. Saporito Jr.
Referred to:
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (IMMIGRATION)
Completed: September 09, 2026
Last Activity: September 10, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Aug 24, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee $5, Receipt Number 7554471), filed by Yusuf Siglam. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1 - Notice to Appear, # 3 Exhibit 2 - Order of Release on Recognizance, # 4 Exhibit 3 - I-859 Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal, # 5 Exhibit 4 - Automated Case Information, # 6 Exhibit 5 - ICE Detainee Search, # 7 Exhibit 6 - Notice of In-Person Hearing, # 8 Exhibit 7 - Email Correspondence) (ea) (Entered: 08/24/2026)
Main Document: PETITION
#2
Aug 26, 2026
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Show Cause Response due by 9/2/2026. To the extent the petition requests a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunctive relief, the petitioner has failed to comply with the procedural requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)(1) (A request for a court order must be made by motion.), Fed R. Civ. P. 65(a)(1) (The court may issue a preliminary injunction only on notice to the adverse party.), and Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b)(1) (requiring specific facts in an affidavit or verified complaint to clearly show immediate and irreparable harm will result before the respondent can be heard in opposition and an attorneys certification of efforts to give notice or why notice should not be required), and thus such request is DENIED without prejudice. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 8/26/26. (ms) (Entered: 08/26/2026)
Main Document: ORDER
#3
Aug 31, 2026
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Yusuf Siglam re 2 Order to Show Cause,,, (Casazza, Christopher) (Entered: 08/31/2026)
Main Document: CERTIFICATE
#4
Sep 01, 2026
MOTION for Extension of Time to FILE RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS UNDER 28 U.S.C. §2241 by Todd Blanche, Craig Lowe, Markwayne Mullin, John E. Rife, David J. Venturella. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Loftus, Ryann) (Entered: 09/01/2026)
Main Document: MOTION
#5
Sep 02, 2026
ORDER granting 4 Motion to Extend Time to respond to petition. Response due by 9/9/2026. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 9/2/26 (ms) (Entered: 09/02/2026)
Main Document: ORDER
#6
Sep 09, 2026
RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS by Todd Blanche, Craig Lowe, Markwayne Mullin, John E. Rife, David J. Venturella by Todd Blanche, Craig Lowe, Markwayne Mullin, John E. Rife, David J. Venturella. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit List, # 2 Exhibit(s) Ex. 1: Notice to Appear, # 3 Exhibit(s) Ex. 2: I-213 Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien, # 4 Exhibit(s) Ex. 3: Notice to EOIR: Alien Address, # 5 Exhibit(s) Ex. 4: Notice of Internet-Based Hearing)(Loftus, Ryann) (Entered: 09/09/2026)
Main Document: RESPONSE
#7
Sep 09, 2026
MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate dock et entry) re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Yusuf Siglam. For the foregoing reasons, the court concludes that, because he is not actively seeking admission and has been living in interior of the United States for an extended period of time, the petitioners continued mandatory detention without a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) is unlawful. Accordingly, we will grant the petition and order the petitioners immediate release from custody. See Andrade v. Rose, No. 26-603, 2026 WL 401189 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 12, 2026) (granting immediate release), affd sub nom. Buele Morocho v. Warden Phila. FDC, ___ F.4th ____, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026); Buele Morocho v. Jamison, No. 25-cv-05930, 2025 WL 3296300 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 26, 2025) (same), affd sub nom. Buele Morocho v. Warden Phila. FDC, ___ F.4th ____, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026).An appropriate order follows. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 9/9/26. (ms) (Entered: 09/09/2026)
Main Document: MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate dock et entry) re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Yusuf Siglam. For the foregoing reasons, the court concludes that, because he is not actively seeking admission and has been living in inte rior of the United States for an extended period of time, the petitioners continued mandatory detention without a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) is unlawful. Accordingly, we will grant the petition and order the petitioners immediat e
#8
Sep 09, 2026
ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.The petition (Doc. 1) is GRANTED;2.The government shall immediately release the petitioner from custody;3.The respondent shall file a written notice of the petitioners release from custody within three (3) days after such release;4.In the interim, the respondent shall file a written status report with respect to the petitioners custody status every seven (7) days after entry of this order, until the petitioners actual release from custody; and5.The clerk is directed to mark this case as CLOSED. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Saporito, Jr on 9/9/26. (ms) (Entered: 09/09/2026)
Main Document: ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry). In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:1.The petition (Doc. 1) is GRANTED;2.The government shall immediately release the petitioner from custody;3.The r espondent shall file a written notice of the petitioners release from custody within three (3) days after such release;4.In the interim, the respondent shall file a written status report with respect to the petitioners custody status every seven (7
#9
Sep 10, 2026
NOTICE by Todd Blanche, Craig Lowe, Markwayne Mullin, John E. Rife, David J. Venturella re 8 Order (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry),, of Release (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) Ex. 1: Decl. of Paul Wiss)(Loftus, Ryann) (Entered: 09/10/2026)
Main Document: NOTICE

Parties

Lowe
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Siglam
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