District of Colorado • 1:26-cv-05062

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Oct 08, 2026

APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 USC 2241 (Filing fee $ 5, Receipt Number ACODC-11346102)Attorney Hans Christopher Meyer added to party Frank Alexander MATEUS VILLAFRADES(pty:pet), filed by Frank Alexander MATEUS VILLAFRADES. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Meyer, Hans) (Entered: 10/08/2026)

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Oct 08, 2026

NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Hans Christopher Meyer on behalf of Frank Alexander MATEUS VILLAFRADES (Meyer, Hans) (Entered: 10/08/2026)

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Oct 08, 2026

NOTICE of Related Cases by Petitioner Frank Alexander MATEUS VILLAFRADES (Meyer, Hans) (Entered: 10/08/2026)

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Oct 08, 2026

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Petitioner Frank Alexander MATEUS VILLAFRADES. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit, # 11 Exhibit, # 12 Exhibit, # 13 Exhibit)(Meyer, Hans) (Entered: 10/08/2026)

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Oct 08, 2026

NOTICE of Entry of Appearance by Daniel Flores Herrera on behalf of Frank Alexander MATEUS VILLAFRADESAttorney Daniel Flores Herrera added to party Frank Alexander MATEUS VILLAFRADES(pty:pet) (Herrera, Daniel) (Entered: 10/08/2026)

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Oct 08, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney and drawn to Magistrate Judge Kathryn A. Starnella. Text Only Entry. (dhern, ) (Entered: 10/08/2026)

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Oct 09, 2026

MINUTE ORDER: Before the Court is Petitioner Frank Alexander Mateus Villafrades's Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, ECF No. 1, and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF No. 4, in which Petitioner requests immediate release from immigration detention or, in the alternative, that the Court order Respondents to provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing, ECF No. 1 at 2122; ECF No. 4 at 35. Having reviewed the petition, the Court ORDERS Petitioner to, no later than two calendar days from the entry of this Order, (1) serve Respondents with copies of the Petition and any accompanying papers, along with copies of this Order, by e-mail and mail pursuant to the service requirements outlined in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(i); and (2) promptly file proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance. Within five (5) calendar days of service, Respondents are ORDERED TO RESPOND to the Petition and are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE as to why the Petition should not be granted. See, e.g., Yassine v. Collins, No. 1:25-cv-00786-ADA-SH, 2025 WL 1954064, at *1 (W.D. Tex. July 7, 2025) (explaining that while § 2243 refers to a three day deadline, this requirement is "subordinate to the district court's authority to set deadlines" itself, and granting respondents a fourteen day deadline to respond in order to "give [r]espondents adequate time to brief the issues" (quotations omitted)). Further, pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), 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. See also Vizguerra-Ramirez v. Choate, et. al, Case No. 1:25-cv-881, D. Colo., ECF No. 11 at 45 (collecting cases); F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 603 (1966); Local 1814, Int'l Longshoremen's Ass'n v. New York Shipping Ass'n, 965 F.2d 1224, 1237 (2d Cir. 1992). By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 10/09/26. Text Only Entry (cnslc9, ) (Entered: 10/09/2026)

Oct 09, 2026

Minute Order

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Oct 13, 2026

NOTICE Proof of Service by Petitioner Frank Alexander Mateus Villafrades (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Herrera, Daniel) (Entered: 10/13/2026)

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Oct 19, 2026

RESPONSE to 7 Minute Order,,,,,,,, 1 Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 4 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez, David VenturellaAttorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party Juan Baltazar(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party Todd Blanche(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party George Valdez(pty:res), Attorney Julia M. Prochazka added to party David Venturella(pty:res). (Prochazka, Julia) (Entered: 10/19/2026)

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Oct 19, 2026

ORDER: Before the Court is Petitioner's habeas application, ECF No. 1, and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF No. 4, and Respondents' response, ECF No. 9. In the response, Respondents state that they are "not submitting a brief in opposition to the Petition detailing the facts and circumstances of this case." Id. at 12. Respondents also submit that if the Court grants the petition, the appropriate relief would be to order Respondents to release Petitioner. Id. at 2. In light of the representation in Respondents' response, as well as the Tenth Circuit's recent decision holding that § 1225's mandatory detention provision does not apply to noncitizens who are apprehended while in the interior of the United States, see Santillan Quiroz v. Mullin, et. al, 180 F.4th 1226, 1246 (10th Cir. 2026), the Court GRANTS Petitioner's habeas application, ECF No. 1, and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF No. 4. It is ORDERED that Respondents shall release Petitioner from custody immediately, but no later than within 48 hours of this Order, and may not impose any additional conditions of release or supervision beyond those Petitioner was subject to immediately prior to his recent detention. Respondents SHALL FILE a status report within TWO DAYS of this Order to certify compliance. Respondents are further ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from re-detaining Petitioner unless Respondents demonstrate, by clear and convincing evidence at a pre-deprivation bond hearing, that Petitioner is a flight risk or danger to the community such that his physical custody is legally justified. At any such bond hearing, the government shall bear the burden of proof. By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 10/19/2026. Text Only Entry (cnsja, ) (Entered: 10/19/2026)

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Oct 19, 2026

ORDER denying as moot 4 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, by Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 10/19/2026. Text Only Entry(cnsja, ) (Entered: 10/19/2026)

Oct 19, 2026

Order

Oct 19, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

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Oct 21, 2026

STATUS REPORT by Respondents Juan Baltazar, Todd Blanche, Markwayne Mullin, George Valdez, David Venturella. (Prochazka, Julia) (Entered: 10/21/2026)

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Oct 21, 2026

MINUTE ORDER: Pursuant to the Court's Order, ECF No 10, and the representations made in the Status Report, ECF No. 12, the Clerk of Court is directed to enter final judgment and close this case. By Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney on 10/21/26. Text Only Entry (jdyne, ) (Entered: 10/21/2026)

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Oct 21, 2026

FINAL JUDGMENT: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is GRANTED. The petitioner is awarded costs, to be taxed by the Clerk of Court pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(d)(1), D.C.COLO.LCivR 54.1 and 28 U.S.C. §2412(a)(1). By Clerk on 10/21/26. (jdyne, ) (Entered: 10/21/2026)

Oct 21, 2026

Minute Order