Western District of Texas • 5:26-cv-05869

#1

Sep 13, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ATXWDC-22643413), filed by RODOLFO GOMEZ-CASTRO. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Waldron, John) (Entered: 09/13/2026)

#2

Sep 13, 2026

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by RODOLFO GOMEZ-CASTRO. (Waldron, John) (Entered: 09/13/2026)

Sep 13, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Xavier Rodriguez. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (vl)

Sep 13, 2026

If ordered by the court, all referrals will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Chestney (vl)

#3

Sep 14, 2026

TEXT ORDER FOR SERVICE of 1 Writ of Habeas Corpus signed by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. It is ORDERED that notice of electronic filing of 1 Petition and this Order to the United States Attorney in San Antonio, Texas shall constitute service on the Federal Respondents and on all Respondents unless otherwise contested. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents shall file a response to the Petition within seven (7) days of the date of service. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents shall file a response to the Petition within seven (7) days of the date of service. The response must identify: (1) Petitioner's alleged country of birth, so that Petitioner can be located in the Online Detainee Locator System; (2) the Government's claimed statutory authority for detaining Petitioner (e.g., 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2), § 1231); (3) any previous immigration detention history, e.g., whether Petitioner has previously been subject to immigration detention and, if so, the approximate date of Petitioner's previous release into the interior; and (4) Petitioner's alleged immigration status, e.g., whether Petitioner has a pending claim for asylum, withholding of removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture or is subject to a final removal order. It is FURTHER ORDERED that, if Petitioner elects to file a reply, Petitioner may do so no later than seven days after the Respondents file their answers/responses. (CKlc) (Entered: 09/14/2026)

Sep 14, 2026

To be Referred to SA Mag Judge

Sep 14, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Sep 14, 2026

Order

Sep 15, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

Sep 15, 2026

Text Order DENYING 2 Motion for TRO entered by Judge Xavier Rodriguez. The Court need not enjoin any transfer of Petitioner to a different detention facility because such a transfer would not deprive the Court of jurisdiction over the Petition. See Griffin v. Ebbert, 751 F.3d 288, 290 (5th Cir. 2014). Moreover, the Court lacks jurisdiction to stay removal. "A request for a stay of removal is a challenge to a removal order." See Imran v. Harper, No. 25-30370, 2026 WL 93131, at *1 (5th Cir. Jan. 13, 2026). District courts generally "lack[] jurisdiction to grant such relief." Id. Federal courts lack jurisdiction over "claims connected directly and immediately with a 'decision or action by the Attorney General to commence proceedings, adjudicate cases, or execute removal orders.'" Humphries v. Various Fed. USINS Emps., 164 F.3d 936, 943 (5th Cir. 1999) (quoting 8 U.S.C. § 1252(g)). (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (CKlc)

#4

Sep 21, 2026

RESPONSE to Petition to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by TODD BLANCHE, Department of Homeland Security, Executive Office For Immigration Review, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Miguel Vergara. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(Falcon, Barbara) (Entered: 09/21/2026)

#5

Sep 28, 2026

RESPONSE to 4 Response, by RODOLFO GOMEZ-CASTRO. (Waldron, John) (Entered: 09/28/2026)