Eastern District of Virginia • 1:26-cv-02797

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Aug 26, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-11282112.), filed by Edwin Stanley De Paz Alfaro. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A- Detainee Locator, # 3 Exhibit B- EOIR Automatic Case Information)(Saavedra-Sayre, Isabel) (Entered: 08/26/2026)

Aug 26, 2026

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr and Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis. (dvanm)

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Aug 27, 2026

ORDER that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this District for any reason without this Courts permission; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the Federal 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.; and it is further ORDERED that, if the Federal 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 Friday, September 4, 2026. Signed by District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr on 8/27/26. (tarm) (Entered: 08/27/2026)

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Sep 01, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Anne Spavins on behalf of Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, Joseph Simon, David J. Venturella (Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

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Sep 01, 2026

NOTICE (Response) to 2 ORDER, filed by Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, Joseph Simon, David J. Venturella. (Spavins, Elizabeth) (Entered: 09/01/2026)

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Sep 01, 2026

ORDERED that the Petition (Dkt. 1) is GRANTED, and it is hereby ORDERED that Petitioner be provided with a bond hearing by an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within seven days of this Order; and it is further ORDERED that Respondents are ENJOINED from denying bond to Petitioner on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2); and it is further ORDERED that, in the event Petitioner is released on bond by an Immigration Judge, Respondents are ENJOINED from rearresting Petitioner, unless (1) he has committed a new violation of any federal, state, or local law, (2) he has failed to attend any properly noticed immigration or court hearing, (3) he is subject to detention pursuant to a final order of removal, or (4) the order granting bond is vacated or revoked on a ground other than that Petitioner is detained under § 1225(b)(2). Signed by District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr. on 09/01/2026. (jlan) (Entered: 09/01/2026)