Western District of Pennsylvania • 3:26-cv-01822

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Sep 15, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $5, receipt number APAWDC-9877102), filed by CHRISTOPHER EDUARDO GALAN-CRUZ. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Ex. 1 - ICE Memo, # 3 Exhibit Ex. 2 - Romero-Nolasco, # 4 Exhibit Ex. 3 - Maldonado Bautista, # 5 Exhibit Ex. 4 - I-589, # 6 Exhibit Ex. 5 - Automated Case information (1), # 7 Exhibit Ex. 6 - Automated Case Information (2), # 8 Exhibit Ex. 7 - Soto-Medina) (Pierce, Brittany) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

Sep 15, 2026

Judge Stephanie L. Haines added. (rjr)

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Sep 22, 2026

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 1. Service. Petitioner's counsel shall serve Respondents with a copy of this order and the Petition via a single e-mail at: usapaw.civ.imm.2241.moshannon@usdoj.gov. The subject line of the email shall contain the case caption and case number of this matter. If the Petition contains voluminous exhibits, they need not be emailed. The email service shall be deemed sufficient to accomplish formal service of the Petition. No other documents, pleadings, or motions may be emailed to this email address. 2. Certificate of compliance of service. Upon completion of service via e-mail as reflected in Paragraph 1, Petitioner's counsel shall file a notice of compliance, certifying the date and time of service. 3. Respondents' counsel notice of appearances. Counsel for Respondents shall file a notice of appearance within 3 days of the filing of Petitioner's Certificate of Compliance of Service. 4. Respondents' response to the petition. The Court has reviewed the petition and supporting materials. The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its precedential decision in Buele Morocho v. Warden Philadelphia FDC, Nos. 26-1150, 26-1454, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026). There, the Third Circuit rejected the interpretation of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) adopted in Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025), as applied to noncitizens who entered the United States without inspection, remained in the United States for a period of time, and were later apprehended in the interior. See Buele Morocho, 2026 WL 2546223, at *3. The Third Circuit held that such individuals are not subject to mandatory detention under § 1225(b)(2)(A) merely because they remain "applicants for admission." Id., and as more fully stated in said Case Management Order. Signed by Judge Stephanie L. Haines on 9/22/2026. (dlg) (Entered: 09/22/2026)

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Sep 23, 2026

CERTIFICATE of Compliance re 2 Case Management Order, by Brittany Sophrone Pierce on behalf of CHRISTOPHER EDUARDO GALAN-CRUZ (Pierce, Brittany) (Entered: 09/23/2026)

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Sep 25, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Kristyn Fleming Novak on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, MICHAEL T. ROSE, WARDEN MOSHANNON VALLEY ICE PROCESSING CENTER. (Novak, Kristyn) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

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Oct 06, 2026

RESPONSE to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,,, filed by TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, MICHAEL T. ROSE, WARDEN MOSHANNON VALLEY ICE PROCESSING CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7) (Novak, Kristyn) (Entered: 10/06/2026)

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Oct 07, 2026

SUPPLEMENT by TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, MICHAEL T. ROSE, WARDEN MOSHANNON VALLEY ICE PROCESSING CENTER to 5 Response to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,. (Attachments: # 1 I-200) (Novak, Kristyn) (Entered: 10/07/2026)

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Oct 14, 2026

TEXT ORDER dismissing Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus without prejudice. Petitioner is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), has requested review of his custody determination before an immigration judge, and an individualized bond hearing has been scheduled. Because Petitioner has not been denied the custody review process available under § 1226(a), his request for habeas relief is premature. Accordingly, the Petition is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as premature. The Clerk shall mark this matter CLOSED. Signed by Judge Stephanie L. Haines on 10/14/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (dlg) (Entered: 10/14/2026)

Oct 14, 2026

Order Dismissing Case