Case: Lopez Belloza v. Hyde

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number AMADC-11375276 Fee status: Filing Fee paid., filed by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. (Attachments: # 1 Category Form, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Pomerleau, Todd) (Entered: 11/21/2025)

Judge Allison D. Burroughs: ORDER entered. EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING STAY OF TRANSFER OR REMOVAL(CM) (Entered: 11/21/2025)

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Richard G. Stearns assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Paul G. Levenson. (CM) (Entered: 11/24/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ORDER entered Concerning Service of Petition and Further Stay of Transfer or Removal. (JAM) (Main Document 4 replaced on 11/24/2025 to correct spelling error on document) (JAM). (Entered: 11/24/2025)

Copy re 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) and 4 Order mailed to Patricia Hyde, Todd M Lyons, Kristi L. Noem, Michael Krol, Pamela Bondi and Donald Trump on 11/24/2025. (JAM) (Entered: 11/24/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Nicole E. Dill on behalf of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza (Dill, Nicole) (Entered: 11/24/2025)

Notice of Case Assignment

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NOTICE of Appearance by Mark Sauter on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Patricia Hyde, Michael Krol, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump (Sauter, Mark) (Entered: 12/03/2025)

RESPONSE/ANSWER to Petitioner's 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (2241) by Pamela Bondi, Patricia Hyde, Michael Krol, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Sauter, Mark) (Entered: 12/03/2025)

Assented to MOTION for Leave to File Reply to Respondents' Response/Answer by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza.(Dill, Nicole) (Entered: 12/04/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Petitioner Any Lucia Lopez Belloza attends college in Massachusetts, and prior to enrolling in school here was a resident of Texas. In an affidavit of ICE Assistant Field Director Keith Chan, the government represents that on November 20, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, encountered Petitioner at Boston Logan International Airport, took her into custody, and transferred her to the ERO Boston Field Office for processing. Chan Decl. (Dkt #8-1) para. 8. On November 21, 2025, Petitioner was transferred by ICE from Massachusetts to Texas via a flight that departed at 12:27 PM. Id. para. 9. Petitioner arrived in Texas at 4:48 PM on November 21, 2025. Id. At 6:10 PM on November 21, 2025, the federal District Court in Massachusetts issued an Order that "respondents will not remove the petitioner from the jurisdiction of the United States or transfer petitioner to a judicial district outside that of Massachusetts for a period of at least at least 72 hours from the time this Order is docketed." Dkt #2. Petitioner was housed at the Port Isabel detention facility, and on November 22, 2025, ICE put her on a flight that left the United States from Harlingen, Texas at 10:35 AM and landed in Honduras at 1:09 PM. Chan Decl. para. 10. The court will provide petitioner's counsel an opportunity to file a Reply to defendants' Response (Dkt #8) to the petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt #1). The Reply should be filed no later than December 11, 2025. (MZ) (Entered: 12/04/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 9 Motion for Leave to File Reply to Respondents' Response/Answer. See Electronic Order 10 . The court will provide petitioner's counsel an opportunity to file a Reply to defendants' Response (Dkt #8) to the petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt #1). The Reply should be filed no later than December 11, 2025. (JAM) (Entered: 12/04/2025)

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Order on Motion for Leave to File Document

Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to 12/19/2025 to File Response/Reply as to 11 Order on Motion for Leave to File, 10 Order,,,,,, by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza.(Dill, Nicole) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 12 Motion for Extension of Time until December 19, 2025, for petitioner to file a Reply to the Government's Response to the petition. (MZ) (Entered: 12/12/2025)

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

MOTION for Leave to File . (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Amici Curiae Letter)(Gertner, Nancy) (Entered: 12/19/2025)

1 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Letter

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MOTION for Leave to File amicus curiae brief by American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc., Protect Democracy Project, Inc, Yale Law School Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed amicus brief)(Lafaille, Adriana) (Entered: 12/19/2025)

MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration of Petitioner Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, # 2 Exhibit Declaration of Nicole Dill, Esq. & Accompanying Exhibits, # 3 Exhibit Order of Release on Recognizance)(Pomerleau, Todd) (Entered: 12/20/2025)

1 Exhibit Declaration of Petitioner Any Lucia Lopez Belloza

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2 Exhibit Declaration of Nicole Dill, Esq. & Accompanying Exhibits

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3 Exhibit Order of Release on Recognizance

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Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 14 Motion for Leave to File Amici Curiae Letter. (JAM) (Entered: 12/22/2025)

Amici Curiae Letter filed. (JAM) (Entered: 12/22/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered re 16 MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition filed by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. Having reviewed Petitioner's Reply (filed on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 11:15 p.m. and received by the court this morning), the court will provide the Government until Friday, January 2, 2026, to respond. (MZ) (Entered: 12/22/2025)

Order on Motion for Leave to File Document

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Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Sonia Mittal Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11442752 by American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Lafaille, Adriana) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of JoAnna Suriani Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11442860 by American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Lafaille, Adriana) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 20 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Sonia Mittal and granting 21 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added JoAnna Suriani. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (JAM) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 15 Motion for Leave to File amicus curiae brief. (JAM) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

AMICUS BRIEF filed by American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc., Protect Democracy Project, Inc, Yale Law School Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic. (JAM) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

Order on Motion for Leave to File Document

Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Harold Koh Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11444681 by American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Lafaille, Adriana) (Entered: 12/30/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 25 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Harold Koh. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (JAM) (Entered: 12/30/2025)

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

REPLY to Response to 16 MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition filed by Pamela Bondi, Patricia Hyde, Michael Krol, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Sauter, Mark) (Entered: 01/02/2026)

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2 Exhibit B

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NOTICE of Appearance by Julian Bava on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc. (Bava, Julian) (Entered: 01/05/2026)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered re 16 MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition.The court will schedule a hearing on petitioner's motion for 2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. The hearing will be limited to the following two issues: (1) whether the Government intentionally obscured petitioner's location, such that one of the narrow exceptions to the custodian rule described by the First Circuit in Vasquez v. Reno, 233 F.3d 688, 696 (1st Cir. 2000), vests the court with continuing jurisdiction over this habeas case; (2) whether the circumstances underlying the Governments failure to comply with the court's Order staying removal rise to the level of civil contempt.(RGS, law3) (Entered: 01/05/2026)

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ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on Motion 16 MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition : Motion Hearing set for 1/13/2025 02:00 PM in Courtroom 21 (In person only) before Judge Richard G. Stearns. (TRM) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

Notice Setting or Resetting Hearing on Motion

NOTICE of Appearance by Sonia Mittal on behalf of Yale Law School Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic (Mittal, Sonia) (Entered: 01/09/2026)

Notice of Supplemental Authorities re 16 MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition (Pomerleau, Todd) (Entered: 01/11/2026)

ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on Motion 16 MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition : Motion Hearing set for 1/13/2026 02:00 PM in Courtroom 21 (In person only) before Judge Richard G. Stearns. (TRM) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

Notice Setting or Resetting Hearing on Motion

Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge Richard G. Stearns: Motion Hearing held on 1/13/2026 re 16 MOTION for Order to Show Cause and Reply to Opposition to Habeas Petition filed by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. Court hears argument from the parties. Court expresses doubt that petitioner has shown the requisite furtiveness or bad faith for habeas jurisdiction to remain in this court. Court also expresses doubt that an order of civil contempt is an appropriate remedy. The Government forthrightly acknowledges that it made a mistake and, this incident aside, has a record of complying with stay of removal orders issued by court. Court refocuses discussion on petitioner, an innocent victim in this case. Court is considering means of mediating the parties' dispute in a manner that might allow petitioner to return to the country -- for example, through the issuance of a student visa (petitioner has a full scholarship to Babson College), or through the reopening of her removal case and parole or admission back into the country to address the issues. The matter is taken under advisement. (Court Reporter: Jessica Bisaillon at jsteno99@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Pomerleau, Dill, Sauter) (TRM) (Entered: 01/13/2026)

Motion Hearing

MOTION for Sanctions by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza.(Pomerleau, Todd) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. (Pomerleau, Todd) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ORDER entered granting in part and denying in part 16 Motion for Order. (RGS, law3)

NOTICE of Appearance by JoAnna Barbara Suriani on behalf of Protect Democracy Project, Inc (Suriani, JoAnna) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

Transcript of Motion Hearing held on January 13, 2026, before Judge Richard G. Stearns. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Jessica Bisaillon at jsteno99@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 2/11/2026. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 2/23/2026. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 4/21/2026. (DRK) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm (DRK) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

Notice of Filing of Official Transcript

RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by Pamela Bondi, Patricia Hyde, Michael Krol, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump re 37 Order on Motion for Sanctions, Order on Motion for Order with Certificate of Service. (Sauter, Mark) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ORDER entered. Respondents are ORDERED and DIRECTED to facilitate petitioner's return to the United States no later than fourteen (14) days from the date of this Order (i.e., no later than February 27, 2026). (RGS, law3) (Entered: 02/13/2026)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Aaron E. Nathan Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11551011 by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit)(Pomerleau, Todd) (Entered: 02/13/2026)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Erica L. Ross Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11551017 by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit)(Pomerleau, Todd) (Entered: 02/13/2026)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Lee S. Wolosky Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11551019 by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit)(Pomerleau, Todd) (Entered: 02/13/2026)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered finding as moot 43 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Aaron E. Nathan, granting 44 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Erica L. Ross and granting 45 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Lee S. Wolosky. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (JAM) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

General Order 19-02, dated June 1, 2019 regarding Public Access to Immigration Cases Restricted by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c). (JAM) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

NOTICE of Appearance by Lee S. Wolosky on behalf of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza (Wolosky, Lee) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

NOTICE of Appearance by Aaron E Nathan on behalf of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza (Nathan, Aaron) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

NOTICE of Appearance by Erica Ross on behalf of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza (Ross, Erica) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Patricia Hyde, Michael Krol, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Sauter, Mark) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

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MOTION to Dismiss Habeas Proceeding by Pamela Bondi, Patricia Hyde, Michael Krol, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump.(Sauter, Mark) (Main Document 52 replaced on 2/26/2026 at Request of AUSA Andrew Bell) (JAM). (Entered: 02/26/2026)

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Patricia Hyde, Michael Krol, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Sauter, Mark) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

Emergency MOTION to Clarify Order of February 13, 2026 by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Todd C. Pomerleau, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4)(Wolosky, Lee) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

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Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered: The motion 54 is denied without prejudice to its refiling in a court with jurisdiction over the custodian of the petitioner whether it be in Texas or Massachusetts or elsewhere in the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. (CM) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

NOTICE by Any Lucia Lopez Belloza Re. Court's February 13, 2026 Order (Wolosky, Lee) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

STATUS REPORT by Pamela Bondi, Patricia Hyde, Michael Krol, Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Sauter, Mark) (Entered: 02/27/2026)

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Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

Memorandum in Opposition to Motion