Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-02756

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Aug 24, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-11272815.), filed by Edgar Cruz Ambrocio. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit)(Eijo de Tezanos Pinto, Maria) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

#2

Aug 24, 2026

MOTION for Order to Show Cause by Edgar Cruz Ambrocio. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Eijo de Tezanos Pinto, Maria) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

#3

Aug 24, 2026

Waiver of HEARING by Edgar Cruz Ambrocio (Eijo de Tezanos Pinto, Maria) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

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Aug 25, 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 28, 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 8/25/2026. (dzir) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

Aug 25, 2026

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

#5

Aug 26, 2026

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

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Aug 26, 2026

NOTICE by Todd Blanche, Russell Hott, Markwayne Mullin, David J. Venturella (Weisel, Elizabeth) (Entered: 08/26/2026)

#7

Aug 27, 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 (see Order for further details). Signed by District Judge Anthony J. Trenga on 8/27/2026. (dzir) (Entered: 08/27/2026)