District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-04626
Ren v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Case Information
Filed: September 21, 2026
Assigned to:
John L. Kane Jr.
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241in - Habeas Corpus: INS
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Last Activity:
October 21, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Sep 21, 2026
APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-11300060)Attorney Allison Rub added to party LIJINGQI REN(pty:pet), filed by LIJINGQI REN. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Rub, Allison) (Entered: 09/21/2026)
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APPLICATION
#2
Sep 21, 2026
Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Petitioner LIJINGQI REN. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Rub, Allison) (Entered: 09/21/2026)
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Temporary Restraining Order
#3
Sep 21, 2026
ADVISORY NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COURT RULES/PROCEDURES: re: 1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 2 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by attorney Allison Rub. The document was scanned and not converted directly to portable document format (PDF). DO NOT REFILE THE DOCUMENT. Action to take - future documents must be filed pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 5.1(a) and 1.3(f) of the Electronic Case Filing Procedures (Civil cases). (Text Only Entry) (jberr, ) (Entered: 09/21/2026)
#4
Sep 21, 2026
Case assigned to Judge John L. Kane and drawn to Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella. Text Only Entry. (jberr, ) (Entered: 09/21/2026)
#5
Sep 21, 2026
ORDER. PETITIONER SHALL (1) serve respondents with a copy of the Application along with a copy of this Order, by no later than September 21, 2026; and (2) promptly file proof of service with the Court. RESPONDENTS ARE ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE within five days from the date of service as to why the Application should not be granted. Pursuant to the All Writs Act, and in order to preserve the Court's jurisdiction, RESPONDENTS SHALL NOT REMOVE Petitioner from the District of Colorado or the United States unless or until this Court or the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacates this Order, by Judge John L. Kane on 9/21/2026. (ccuen, ) (Entered: 09/21/2026)
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Order
#6
Sep 24, 2026
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Lijingqi Ren. Attorney General of the United States served on 9/21/2026, answer due 10/13/2026; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement served on 9/21/2026, answer due 10/13/2026; Warden served on 9/21/2026, answer due 10/13/2026. (Rub, Allison) (Entered: 09/24/2026)
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SUMMONS
#7
Sep 28, 2026
RESPONSE to 5 Order,, by Respondents Attorney General of the United States, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, WardenAttorney Thomas Alan Isler added to party Attorney General of the United States(pty:res), Attorney Thomas Alan Isler added to party U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(pty:res), Attorney Thomas Alan Isler added to party Warden(pty:res). (Isler, Thomas) (Entered: 09/28/2026)
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RESPONSE
#8
Oct 01, 2026
ORDER ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (ECF NO. 1 ). 1. Petitioner Lijingqi Ren's Petition for Habeas Corpus [ECF No. 1 ] is GRANTED; 2. Respondents shall release Petitioner Lijingqi Ren from custody within 24 hours of this order, along with his passport, identification documents, or other personal property of Petitioner Lijingqi Ren that Respondents may have in their possession; 3. Respondents are ENJOINED from re-arresting or re-detaining Petitioner Lijingqi Ren unless they demonstrate, by clear and convincing evidence at a pre- deprivation bond hearing before a neutral decisionmaker, that he is a flight risk or danger to the community such that his physical custody is legally justified. At any such bond hearing, Respondents shall bear the burden of proof, and Petitioner Lijingqi Ren shall be allowed to have counsel present. This injunction shall remain in effect until such time as this Court, or the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, vacates this Order; 4. Petitioner Lijingqi Ren's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order [ECF No. 2 ] is DENIED as moot; 5. Should Petitioner Lijingqi Ren believe he has a good faith basis to seek attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, he may file a motion, along with all supporting documentation, by no later than October 15, 2026. Respondents shall file a response by no later than October 29, 2026, and Petitioner Lijingqi Ren shall file a reply by no later than November 12, 2026; and 6. The parties shall file a status report confirming that Petitioner Lijingqi Ren has been released from custody on or before October 8, 2026, by Judge John L. Kane on 10/1/2026. by Judge John L. Kane on 10/1/2026.(ccuen, ) (Entered: 10/01/2026)
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Order on Motion for TRO
#9
Oct 07, 2026
STATUS REPORT by Respondents Attorney General of the United States, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Warden. (Isler, Thomas) (Entered: 10/07/2026)
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STATUS
#11
Oct 21, 2026
Judgment
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Judgment
Oct 21, 2026
Order
Parties
Ren
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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