Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-02376

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Dec 17, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10652866.), filed by Edwin Ovidio Ayala Martinez. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, 2011 Notice to Appear, # 2 Exhibit 2, 2012 Order of the Immigration Judge, # 3 Exhibit 3, 2017 DACA Termination Notice, # 4 Exhibit 4, I-130 Approval Notice, # 5 Exhibit 5, 2025 Order of the Immigration Judge, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet)(Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

Dec 17, 2025

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles and US Magistrate Judge William B. Porter. (dvanm)

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Dec 19, 2025

File in error and removed (swil). (Entered: 12/19/2025)

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Dec 19, 2025

Filed in error and removed (swil). (Entered: 12/19/2025)

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Dec 19, 2025

ORDERED that Petitioner IS NOT to be removed or transferred from this district for any reason without this Court's permission; and it is further ORDERED that on or before 5:00 PM on December 26, 2025, 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 Andrade Portillo v. Perry, et al., 1:25-cv-1646 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Andrade Portillo and this Petition; and it is further ORDERED that if the Federal Respondents file a Notice that there are no material differences between this Petition and Andrade Portillo, each of the substantive filings in that habeas proceeding will be incorporated into this habeas proceeding, and this Court will issue a ruling without further filings from the parties; 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 Tuesday, December30, 2025. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 12/19/2025. (swil) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

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Dec 26, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Christian James Cooper on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon (Cooper, Christian) (Entered: 12/26/2025)

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Dec 26, 2025

NOTICE by Pamela Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon re 4 Order,,,, (Cooper, Christian) (Entered: 12/26/2025)

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Jan 20, 2026

NOTICE by Edwin Ovidio Ayala Martinez NOTICE OF SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT (Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 01/20/2026)

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Feb 02, 2026

ORDERED that the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. 1) is GRANTED; it isfurther ORDERED that Petitioner be immediately released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an immigration judge. Petitioner must live at a fixed address and provide that address to the Court within twenty-four (24) hours of the issuance of this Order. Petitioner must also appear at the bond hearing once the government notifies him of its date, time, and location; it is further ORDERED that Respondents must provide Petitioner with a standard bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Order; it is further ORDERED that Respondents are ENJOINED from denying Petitioner release on bond on the basis that he is subject to mandatory detention pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2); it is further ORDERED that Respondents-along with their officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, successors, and assigns, and all persons acting in concert with them-be and are ENJOINED from rearresting Petitioner unless he has committed a new violation of any federal, state, or local law, or has failed to attend any properly noticed immigration or court hearing, or pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(2); and it is further ORDERED that the parties shall file a status report on the status of Petitioner's bond hearing within three (3) days of the bond hearing. The status report shall detail when the bond hearing occurred, if the bond was granted or denied, and if denied, the reasons for that denial. Signed by District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles on 2/2/2026. (swil) (Entered: 02/02/2026)

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Feb 02, 2026

CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58 in avor of the Petitioner Edwin Ovidio Ayala Martinez and against the Respondents Kristi Noem, Todd M. Lyons, Joseph Simon and Pamela Bondi. Entered by Clerk on 2/2/2026. (swil) (Entered: 02/02/2026)

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Feb 03, 2026

MOTION to Seal NOTICE OF RESPONDENTS FIXED ADDRESS AND MOTION TO SEAL by Edwin Ovidio Ayala Martinez. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

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Feb 03, 2026

Memorandum in Support re 10 MOTION to Seal NOTICE OF RESPONDENTS FIXED ADDRESS AND MOTION TO SEAL MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO SEAL filed by Edwin Ovidio Ayala Martinez. (Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

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Feb 03, 2026

Notice of Filing Sealing Motion LCvR5(C) by Edwin Ovidio Ayala Martinez re 10 MOTION to Seal NOTICE OF RESPONDENTS FIXED ADDRESS AND MOTION TO SEAL NOTICE OF SEALING MOTION (Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

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Feb 03, 2026

Sealed Document re 10 MOTION to Seal NOTICE OF RESPONDENTS FIXED ADDRESS AND MOTION TO SEAL. (Haynes, Leah) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

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Feb 04, 2026

ORDERS as follows:1. The Court GRANTS the Motion (ECF No. 10).2. The Court will maintain Petitioners Notice of Fixed Address under seal according to the terms of this Order or unless the Court determines otherwise in re 10 Motion to Seal. Signed by US Magistrate Judge William B. Porter on 2/4/2026. (swil) (Entered: 02/04/2026)

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Feb 17, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Joseph Simon. (Schmidt, Robert) (Entered: 02/17/2026)