District of Massachusetts • 1:26-cv-14190

#1

Sep 25, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), filed by Alfredo Ramirez Cojon. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(JKK) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

#2

Sep 25, 2026

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Allison D. Burroughs assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell. (EZG) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

#3

Sep 25, 2026

Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ORDER entered. Order Concerning Service of Petition and Stay of Transfer or Removal. The answer or responsive pleading is due no later than October 5, 2026.(CAM) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

#4

Sep 25, 2026

General Order 19-02, dated June 1, 2019 regarding Public Access to Immigration Cases Restricted by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c). (CAM) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

#5

Sep 25, 2026

Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ORDER entered. Procedural Order regarding resolution of filing fee. Petitioner must respond within 21 days. (CAM) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

#6

Sep 25, 2026

Copy re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241), 3 Service Order - 2241 Petition emailed to Duty AUSA Balakrishna and Civil Process email and mailed to respondents; Copy re 5 Procedural Order mailed to Petitioner on 9/25/2026. (CAM) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

Sep 25, 2026

Notice of Case Assignment

Sep 25, 2026

Copy Mailed

#7

Sep 29, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin Tolkoff on behalf of Ice Field Officer for Massachusetts (Tolkoff, Benjamin) (Entered: 09/29/2026)

#8

Oct 05, 2026

RESPONSE/ANSWER to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) by Ice Field Officer for Massachusetts. (Tolkoff, Benjamin) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

#9

Oct 13, 2026

Filing fee/payment: $ 5.00, receipt number 100016867 for 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) (NVB) (Entered: 10/13/2026)

Oct 13, 2026

Filing Fee/Payment Received

#10

Oct 28, 2026

Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Currently before the Court is Petitioner Alfredo Ramirez Cojon’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. [ECF No. 1 ]. Petitioner’s habeas petition asks this Court to order the government to provide him with a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). [ECF No. 1 at 8]. The government concedes that Petitioner is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and that he thus is eligible for a bond hearing, [ECF No. 8 at 1], but represents that Petitioner has not yet requested one before the Immigration Court, [id.].Other sessions, including this Court, and other courts around the country have denied habeas petitions filed by individuals who are eligible to seek bond in immigration court, but have failed to make such a request. See e.g., Quinonez Mercado as next friend of Abarca-Jovel v. Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 25-CV-12066, 2025 WL 2430423, at *3 (D. Mass. Aug. 22, 2025) (denying petition for failure to exhaust as petitioner was entitled to seek a bond hearing before an IJ and failed to do so); Dos Santos v. Moniz, No. 26-cv-11978-ADB, ECF No. 8 (D. Mass. May 12, 2026) (denying petition by bond eligible petitioner because bond relief has not been exhausted); Harrar v. Moniz, 26-cv-11340, ECF No. 8 (D. Mass. April 6, 2026) (denying petition as petitioner had failed to request bond hearing in Immigration Court); Kalangi v. Moniz, 26-cv-11424, ECF No. 8 (D. Mass. April 1, 2026) (dismissing petition filed by bond-eligible Petitioner as he “is required to exhaust administrative remedies before seeking habeas relief.”); Reyes Vargas v. Moniz, 1:26-cv-11320, ECF No. 10 (D. Mass. March 25, 2026) (“When a noncitizen’s habeas petition is governed by this discretionary detention framework, and they have failed to exhaust their administrative remedies... dismissal of the habeas petition is warranted.”). Accordingly, Petitioner’s petition is DENIED with leave to renew if Petitioner is not promptly provided with a bond hearing after requesting such relief before an immigration judge. (CAM) (Entered: 10/28/2026)

#11

Oct 28, 2026

Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ORDER entered. ORDER DISMISSING CASE. (CAM) (Entered: 10/28/2026)

#12

Oct 28, 2026

Copy re 11 Order Dismissing Case, 10 Order mailed to Alfredo Ramirez Cojon A 221-472-925 Plymouth County Correctional Facility 26 Long Pond Road Plymouth, MA 02360 on 10/28/2026. (CAM) (Entered: 10/28/2026)

Oct 28, 2026

Copy Mailed

Oct 28, 2026

Order