Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-02401

#1

Dec 19, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10659973.), filed by Kevin Alejandro Maldonado Mendez. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - ICE Detainee Locator Screenshot, # 2 Exhibit B - i-286 Bond, # 3 Exhibit C - Notice to Appear, # 4 Exhibit D - Employer Letter, # 5 Exhibit E - Employment Authorization Document, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet)(Blessinger, Eileen) (Attachment 6 replaced on 12/22/2025) (wgar, ). (Entered: 12/19/2025)

#2

Dec 19, 2025

Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Yelitza M. Mendoza and Certification of Local Counsel Eileen Blessinger Filing fee $ 75, receipt number AVAEDC-10660052. by Kevin Alejandro Maldonado Mendez. (Blessinger, Eileen) (Entered: 12/19/2025)

Dec 19, 2025

Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr. and Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. (wgar, )

#3

Dec 22, 2025

NOTICE of Appearance by Sean Douglas Jansen on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Jeffrey Crawford, Todd M. Lyons, James A. Mullan, Kristi Noem (Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 12/22/2025)

#4

Dec 23, 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 Monday, December 29, 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 Ceba Cinta v. Noem, et al., 1:25-cv-1818 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Ceba Cinta and this Petition; 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 Friday, January 2, 2026. Signed by District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr. on 12/23/2025. See Order for further details. (triv) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

#5

Dec 29, 2025

Response to 4 Order of Prisoner Service (2241),,, filed by Pamela Bondi, Jeffrey Crawford, Todd M. Lyons, James A. Mullan, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Jansen, Sean) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

#6

Jan 02, 2026

Reply to 5 Response filed by Kevin Alejandro Maldonado Mendez. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - September 2017 Form I-200, # 2 Exhibit 2 - December 2025 Form I-200, # 3 Exhibit 3 - Form I-286)(Blessinger, Eileen) (Entered: 01/02/2026)

#7

Jan 02, 2026

Reply to 5 Response (CORRECTED) filed by Kevin Alejandro Maldonado Mendez. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - September 2017 Form I-200, # 2 Exhibit 2 - December 2025 Form I-200, # 3 Exhibit 3 - Form I-286)(Blessinger, Eileen) (Entered: 01/02/2026)

#8

Jan 07, 2026

ORDER granting 2 Motion for Pro hac vice. Appointed Yelitza M. Mendoza for Kevin Alejandro Maldonado Mendez. Signed by District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr on 1/7/2026. (kgall) (Entered: 01/07/2026)

#9

Feb 18, 2026

ORDERED that the Petition (Dkt. 1) is GRANTED; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner be RELEASED from custody on the bond that was set in September 2017, see Dkt. 1-2, no later than 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2026, with all his personal property; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents are ENJOINED from rearresting Petitioner, unless (1) he has committed a new violation of any federal, state, or local law, (2) he has failed to attend any properly noticed immigration or court hearing, (3) he is subject to detention pursuant to a final order of removal, or (4) the order granting bond is vacated or revoked on a ground other than that Petitioner is detained under § 1225(b)(1) or (b)(2). Signed by District Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr on 2/18/2026. (swil) (Entered: 02/18/2026)