Western District of Texas • 5:26-cv-05943

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Sep 15, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ATXWDC-22660737), filed by Juan Fidencio Cruz Estrada. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Notice To Appear Filed by ICE, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet JS44 Civil Cover Sheet)(Castro Jr., Juan) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

Sep 15, 2026

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

Sep 15, 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. (rqr)

Sep 16, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Sep 16, 2026

To be Referred to SA Mag Judge

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Sep 21, 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. Additionally, if this case turns on whether Petitioner's detention without a bond hearing violates the due process rights afforded to noncitizens who have established a substantial presence in the United States, Respondents must consider the Court's prior orders addressing this question and note any material factual differences between those cases and this one. E.g., Valencia Reyes v. Noem, No. SA-25-CV-1921-XR, 2026 WL 981034 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 25, 2026); Gonzalez Carrillo v. Bondi, No. SA-26-CV-778-XR, 2026 WL 981037 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 26, 2026). If Respondents so choose, in lieu of a full response, they may instead file a response indicating that there are no material factual differences here and preserving all legal arguments made by the Federal Respondents in those cases. 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. (Entered: 09/21/2026)

Sep 21, 2026

Order

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Sep 28, 2026

RESPONSE RESPONSE TO PETITION by Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, David J. Venturella, Miguel Vergara. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(Davis, Stuart) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

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Oct 02, 2026

RESPONSE Petitioner's Reply to 3 Response by Juan Fidencio Cruz Estrada. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration of Counsel, # 2 Exhibit EOIR 42B Excerpts (Redacted), # 3 Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Castro Jr., Juan) (Entered: 10/02/2026)

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Nov 05, 2026

Supplement to