Case: Quintanilla Portillo v. Trump

1:25-cv-01240 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

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Case Summary

This case is one of several lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport noncitizens without due process. You can see all of the cases here.

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) On April 16, 2025, a noncitizen detained by the U.S. government filed an emergency petition for writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The petitioner as at immediate risk of being removed to a prison in El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, despite having no criminal record or connection with terrorism.

People

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Carpio, Abraham Fernando (Maryland)

Attorney for Defendant

Corcoran, Tom (Maryland)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Carpio, Abraham Fernando (Maryland)

Attorney for Defendant

Corcoran, Tom (Maryland)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 1:25-cv-01240	Emergency Writ of Habeas Corpus	April 16, 2025	April 16, 2025 Complaint

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Proclamation - Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of the United States by Tren De Aragua President Donald Trump	Authorizing the immediate removal, without any opportunity for judicial review, of “all Venezuelan citizens 14 years of age or older who are members of [Tren de Aragua], are within the United States,…	March 15, 2025	March 15, 2025 https://www.whitehouse.gov/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69900792/quintanilla-portillo-v-trump/

Last updated May 19, 2025, 5:23 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Rudy Quintanilla Portillo.(Carpio, Abraham) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	April 16, 2025	April 16, 2025 Clearinghouse
	Case Assigned to Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby. (jf3s, Deputy Clerk)	April 16, 2025	April 16, 2025 PACER
2	QC NOTICE: 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by Rudy Quintanilla Portillo was filed incorrectly. **The following attachments or exhibits are missing - Civil Cover Sheet and Summons. To correct this problem, file Civil Cover Sheet and Summons using the event Notice (Other) and link Civil Cover Sheet and Summons to 1 Emergency Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (bas, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/17/2025)	April 16, 2025	April 16, 2025 PACER
3	ORDER Scheduling a Video Conference on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Signed by Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby on 4/17/2025. (c/e 4/17/2025 bas, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/17/2025)	April 17, 2025	April 17, 2025 PACER
4	NOTICE by Rudy Quintanilla Portillo CIVIL COVER SHEET (Carpio, Abraham) (Entered: 04/17/2025)	April 17, 2025	April 17, 2025 RECAP
5	Status Conference held on 4/17/2025 before Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby.(Court Reporter: FTR - 4B) (hcs, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/17/2025)	April 17, 2025	April 17, 2025 PACER
6	SCHEDULING ORDER: Joint Status Report due by 4/21/2025. Signed by Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby on 4/17/2025. (c/e 4/17/2025 bas, Deputy Clerk) . (Entered: 04/17/2025)	April 17, 2025	April 17, 2025 RECAP
7	NOTICE by Kristi Noem re 6 Scheduling Order Joint Status Report (Corcoran, Tom) (Entered: 04/21/2025)	April 21, 2025	April 21, 2025 RECAP
8	SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby on 4/22/2025. (bas, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/22/2025)	April 22, 2025	April 22, 2025 RECAP
9	NOTICE of Appearance by Tom Corcoran on behalf of All Defendants (Corcoran, Tom) (Entered: 05/06/2025)	May 6, 2025	May 6, 2025 PACER
10	MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and Opposition to Writ by Kristi Noem (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support of Opposition and Motion to Dismiss, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Corcoran, Tom) (Entered: 05/06/2025) 1 Memorandum in Support of Opposition and Motion to Dismiss View on RECAP 2 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	May 6, 2025	May 6, 2025 RECAP
11	Correspondence Correcting Earlier Submission: 10 Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction To add Attachment to Memorandum (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support of Opposition and Motion to Dismiss, # 2 Attachment, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Corcoran, Tom) (Entered: 05/06/2025)	May 6, 2025	May 6, 2025 PACER