District of Massachusetts • 1:26-cv-14194

Analco Avila v. Wesling

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Filed: September 11, 2026
Assigned to: Brian E. Murphy
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa
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Last Activity: September 15, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Sep 11, 2026
Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) EMERGENCY Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number AMADC-12027368 Fee status: Filing Fee paid., filed by Alfredo Analco Avila. (Attachments: # 1 Category Form, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Salazar, Cindy) Modified on 9/14/2026 (CEW). (Entered: 09/11/2026)
Main Document: Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus - 2241
#2
Sep 14, 2026
ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Brian E. Murphy assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson. (NMC) (Entered: 09/14/2026)
#3
Sep 14, 2026
General Order 19-02, dated June 1, 2019 regarding Public Access to Immigration Cases Restricted by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c). (MBM) (Entered: 09/14/2026)
Main Document: General Order 19-02
#4
Sep 14, 2026
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ORDER entered. ORDER CONCERNING SERVICE OF PETITION AND STAY OF TRANSFER OR REMOVAL. Respondents shall determine whether Petitioner is a member of the class certified in Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz, No. 25-CV-12664-PBS (D. Mass.), and notify the Court no later than 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.Respondents shall provide any further answer to the Petition, if necessary, no later than 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2026.(MBM) (Entered: 09/14/2026)
Main Document: Service Order-2241 Petition
#5
Sep 14, 2026
Copy re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), 4 Service Order - 2241 Petition emailed to Duty AUSA Matthew Lyons and mailed to all respondents on 9/14/2026. (MBM) (Entered: 09/14/2026)
Sep 14, 2026
Copy Mailed
Sep 14, 2026
Notice of Case Assignment
#6
Sep 15, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by Erica McMahon on behalf of Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, David Wesling (McMahon, Erica) (Entered: 09/15/2026)
Main Document: Notice of Appearance
#7
Sep 15, 2026
RESPONSE/ANSWER to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), by Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, David Wesling. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3)(McMahon, Erica) (Entered: 09/15/2026)
Main Document: Answer/Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus - 2241
#8
Sep 15, 2026
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Respondents submit that “[b]ased on Guerrero Orellana, this Court will conclude that Petitioner’s detention is under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and that Petitioner is entitled to a bond hearing.” Dkt. 7 at 2. The First Circuit has held that “[n]oncitizens like [Petitioner] who are present in the United States without admission are not subject to § 1225(b)(2)(A)’s mandatory detention provision, but rather, are governed by § 1226.” Guerrero Orellana v. Moniz, 2026 WL 2352042, at *11 (1st Cir. Aug. 13, 2026). Therefore, Petitioner is entitled to a bond hearing. See id. at *1 ("[T]he district court was right to order the government to release Guerrero Orellana or provide him with a bond hearing.").Respondents argue that the Court should nonetheless deny the habeas petition because Petitioner failed to exhaust his administrative remedies by first asking the immigration court for a bond hearing. Dkt. 7 at 2. This Court has already ruled that exhaustion is not required. See Tschimayi v. Moniz, 26 cv-13908, Dkt. 8 (D. Mass. Aug. 26, 2026) (citing Waters Rossin v. Moniz, 26-cv-13436, Dkt. 12 (D. Mass. Aug. 4, 2026); Gonzalez Urizar v. Hyde, 26-cv-13865, Dkt. 9 (D. Mass. Aug. 26, 2026)).Accordingly, the Petition is GRANTED in part. Respondents shall release Petitioner by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, unless, before that time, Petitioner is provided a bond hearing which comports with the standards articulated in Hernandez-Lara v. Lyons, 10 F.4th 19, 26 (1st Cir. 2021), and in which the presiding immigration judge (“IJ”) considers alternatives to detention. Respondents are thereby ORDERED to file a status report by 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, detailing their compliance with this order. If a bond hearing was held, the status report shall state whether Petitioner has been granted bond, the date, time, and location of his release, or, if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. Respondents should include a copy of the IJ’s decision with the status report.Any request for fees should be filed within the deadlines set by the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412.(MBM) (Entered: 09/15/2026)
Sep 15, 2026
Order

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Analco Avila
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Wesling
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