Eastern District of Virginia • 1:25-cv-02427

Beltran Reyes v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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Case Information

Filed: December 22, 2025
Assigned to: Leonie M. Brinkema
Referred to: Lindsey R. Vaala
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)
Completed: December 31, 2025
Last Activity: January 07, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Dec 22, 2025
First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number AVAEDC-10662920.), filed by Osler Emmanuel Beltran Reyes. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Villarreal, Wilfredo) (Entered: 12/22/2025)
Main Document: First
Dec 22, 2025
Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema and Magistrate Judge Lindsey R. Vaala. (wgar, )
#2
Dec 23, 2025
NOTICE of Appearance by Raul A. Ruiz on behalf of Pamela Bondi, DHS, ICE, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem (Ruiz, Raul) (Entered: 12/23/2025)
Main Document: NOTICE
#3
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 Tuesday, December 30, 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. l:25-cv-1818 (E.D. Va.), or an Opposition to the Petition discussing the material differences between Ceba Cinta and this Petition (see order for details). Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 12/23/2025. (jlan) (Entered: 12/23/2025)
Main Document: ORDERED
#4
Dec 30, 2025
NOTICE by Pamela Bondi, Department of Homeland Security, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement re 3 Order,, Response to Court Order (Ruiz, Raul) (Entered: 12/30/2025)
Main Document: NOTICE
#5
Dec 31, 2025
ORDERED that Beltran's Petition. [Dkt. No. 1], is GRANTED. ORDERED that Beltran be promptly released from custody, with all his personal property, pending his bond hearing before an Immigration Judge. Beltran must live at a fixed address, which he must provide to the federal respondents. ORDERED that respondents provide Beltran with a standard bond hearing before an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within 14 days of the date of this Order. ORDERED that respondents be and are ENJOINED from denying bond to Beltran on the basis that he is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2). ORDERED that, if Beltran is granted bond, respondents be and are ENJOINED from invoking the automatic stay provision at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(i)(2). ORDERED that respondents file a status report with this Court within 3 days of the bond hearing, stating whether Beltran has been granted bond, and, if his request for bond was denied, the reasons for that denial. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 12/31/2025. (kgall) (Entered: 12/31/2025)
Main Document: ORDERED
#6
Dec 31, 2025
CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 58, JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of the petitioner Osler Emmanuel Beltran Reyes and against the respondents U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement, Todd M. Lyons, Department of Homeland Security, Pamela Bondi, and Kristi Noem. Entered by the Clerk on 12/31/2025. (kgall) (Entered: 12/31/2025)
Main Document: CLERK'S
#7
Jan 07, 2026
STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Department of Homeland Security, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement. (Barghaan, Dennis) (Entered: 01/07/2026)
Main Document: STATUS