Western District of New York • 1:26-cv-02392

Mejia Bonilla v. Rhoney

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Case Information

Filed: October 21, 2026
Assigned to: Elizabeth Ann Wolford
Referred to: —
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa
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Last Activity: October 22, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Oct 21, 2026
PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANYWDC-6038194.), filed by Anderson Mejia Bonilla. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A. Decl. of Lauren Reveal, # 3 Exhibit B. U.S. Immigr. & Customs Enf't Appointment Not., # 4 Exhibit C. Decl. of Zabdi J. Salazar)(Peng, John) (Entered: 10/21/2026)
Main Document: PETITION
#2
Oct 22, 2026
TEXT ORDER re 1 Petition. Responses to the petition are due on or before November 12, 2026. Petitioner's reply, if any, is due on or before November 19, 2026.Pending a resolution of the petition and because the Court finds that Petitioner's presence in the District is necessary to support the Court's resolution of the issues in the petition, including because it will enable Petitioner to fully participate in these proceedings and maintain adequate access to legal counsel, see 28 U.S.C. § 2243 ("Unless the application for the writ and the return present only issues of law the person to whom the writ is directed shall be required to produce at the hearing the body of the person detained. The applicant or the person detained may, under oath, deny any of the facts set forth in the return or allege any other material facts."), Respondents are temporarily enjoined from transferring Petitioner outside this District pending a resolution of this matter. This temporary order extends to the transfer of Petitioner outside the country so as to maintain the status quo and solely so that the Court can make an informed decision about its authority to issue relief and whether any relief that it has the power to issue should be granted.The Clerk's Office is directed to serve a copy of the petition and this Text Order electronically via a Notice of Electronic Filing to the United States Attorney's Office, Western District of New York at USANYW-Immigration-Habeas@usdoj.gov. SO ORDERED. Signed by Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford on 10/22/2026. (MGB)Clerk to Follow up (Entered: 10/22/2026)
#3
Oct 22, 2026
MOTION Modify Condition of Court's Oct. 22, 2026 Text Order re 2 Text Order,,,,,, by Anderson Mejia Bonilla. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of John Peng, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Peng, John) (Entered: 10/22/2026)
Main Document: MOTION
#4
Oct 22, 2026
MOTION to appear pro hac vice ( Filing fee $ 200 receipt number ANYWDC-6041200.) by Anderson Mejia Bonilla. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of John Peng, # 2 Exhibit PHV Materials of Nora M. Christiani, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Peng, John) (Entered: 10/22/2026)
Main Document: MOTION
Oct 22, 2026
Case assigned to Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford. Notification to chambers of online civil opening. (KKR)
Oct 22, 2026
Notice of Availability of Magistrate Judge: A United States Magistrate of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636(c) and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form (AO-85) is available for download at http://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/forms. (KKR)
Oct 22, 2026
Remark: Clerk's Office emailed copy of 1 Petition and 2 Text Order to the United States Attorney's Office, Western District of New York at USANYW-Immigration-Habeas@usdoj.gov (TME)