Jose Contreras-Cervantes, et al v. Kevin Raycraft
Petitioner: JOSE DANIEL CONTRERAS-CERVANTES, FREDY DE LOS ANGELES-FLORES, MARIELA VIRGINIA OCANDO-LEON, LUIS FELIPE JARQUIN-JARQUIN, DEBBIE VASQUEZ-CRUZ, JAIRO MANUEL GODOY-PEREZ, MARIFER DIAZ-ALCANTAR and MIGUEL ANGEL REYES-SANCHEZ
Respondent: KEVIN RAYCRAFT, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Acting Director of Detroit Field Office, Enforcement and Removal Operations, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security and TODD W. BLANCHE, Acting U.S. Attorney General
Amicus Curiae: CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER, PAULINA D. ARNOLD, Law Professor, AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL, AHILAN T. ARULANANTHAM, Law Professor, AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, ADAM B. COX, Law Professor, ALINA DAS, Law Professor, INGRID EAGLY, Law Professor, DENISE GILMAN, Law Professor, BILL ONG HING, Law Professor, MARY HOLPER, Law Professor, HIROSHI MOTOMURA, Law Professor, LINDSAY NASH, Law Professor, JULIET STUMPF, Law Professor, MARGARET H. TAYLOR, Law Professor and PHILIP L. TORREY, Law Professor
Case Number: 25-1978
Filed: October 28, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee

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Date Filed Description
May 11, 2026 Summary Jose Contreras-Cervantes v. Kevin Raycraft

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April 6, 2026 Filing 42 LETTER SENT to Ms. Brianne Jenna Gorod for Constitutional Accountability Center, Mr. Amit Jain for Hiroshi Motomura, Paulina D. Arnold, Ahilan T. Arulanantham, Adam B. Cox, Ms. Alina Das, Ingrid Eagly, Denise Gilman, Bill Ong Hing, Mary Holper, Lindsay Nash, Juliet Stumpf, Margaret H. Taylor and Philip L. Torrey, Ms. Suchita Mathur for American Immigration Lawyers Association and American Immigration Council, Mr. Benjamin Timothy Hayes for DHS, Markwayne Mullin, Mr. Kevin Raycraft, Executive Office Of Immigration Review and Mr. Todd W. Blanche, Mr. Jesse David Lorenz for DHS, Markwayne Mullin, Mr. Kevin Raycraft, Executive Office Of Immigration Review and Mr. Todd W. Blanche, Mr. Malcolm McDermond for DHS, Markwayne Mullin, Mr. Kevin Raycraft, Executive Office Of Immigration Review and Mr. Todd W. Blanche, Ms. Miriam J. Aukerman for Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos, Mr. Marty Berger for Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos, Ms. Bonsitu Asia Kitaba for Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos, Mr. Philip Edwin Mayor for Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos, Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos, Ms. Judy Rabinovitz for Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos, Mr. Michael Tan for Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos and Mr. Ramis Jamal Wadood for Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos in 25-1965, Ms. Brianne Jenna Gorod for Constitutional Accountability Center, Mr. Amit Jain for Hiroshi Motomura, Paulina D. Arnold, Ahilan T. Arulanantham, Adam B. Cox, Ms. Alina Das, Ingrid Eagly, Denise Gilman, Bill Ong Hing, Mary Holper, Lindsay Nash, Juliet Stumpf, Margaret H. Taylor and Philip L. Torrey, Ms. Suchita Mathur for American Immigration Lawyers Association and American Immigration Council, Mr. M. Samer Budeir for Mr. Kevin Raycraft, Mr. Benjamin Timothy Hayes for Markwayne Mullin, Mr. Kevin Raycraft and Mr. Todd W. Blanche, Mr. Jesse David Lorenz for Markwayne Mullin and Mr. Todd W. Blanche, Mr. Malcolm McDermond for Markwayne Mullin, Mr. Kevin Raycraft and Mr. Todd W. Blanche, Ms. Marie Vanderbilt Robinson for Mr. Kevin Raycraft, Ms. Miriam J. Aukerman for Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez, Mr. Marty Berger for Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez, Ms. Bonsitu Asia Kitaba for Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez, Mr. Philip Edwin Mayor for Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez, Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez, Ms. Judy Rabinovitz for Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez, Mr. Michael Tan for Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez and Mr. Ramis Jamal Wadood for Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez in 25-1969, Ms. Brianne Jenna Gorod for Constitutional Accountability Center, Mr. Amit Jain for Hiroshi Motomura, Paulina D. Arnold, Ahilan T. Arulanantham, Adam B. Cox, Ms. Alina Das, Ingrid Eagly, Denise Gilman, Bill Ong Hing, Mary Holper, Lindsay Nash, Juliet Stumpf, Margaret H. Taylor and Philip L. Torrey, Ms. Suchita Mathur for American Immigration Lawyers Association and American Immigration Council, Mr. Christopher William Dextre for Mr. Kevin Raycraft, Mr. Benjamin Timothy Hayes for Markwayne Mullin, Mr. Kevin Raycraft and Mr. Todd W. Blanche, Mr. Jesse David Lorenz for Markwayne Mullin and Mr. Todd W. Blanche, Mr. Malcolm McDermond for Markwayne Mullin, Mr. Kevin Raycraft and Mr. Todd W. Blanche, Ms. Miriam J. Aukerman for Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Marty Berger for Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Ms. Bonsitu Asia Kitaba for Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Philip Edwin Mayor for Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Ms. Judy Rabinovitz for Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Michael Tan for Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez and Mr. Ramis Jamal Wadood for Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez in 25-1978, Ms. Brianne Jenna Gorod for Constitutional Accountability Center, Mr. Amit Jain for Hiroshi Motomura, Paulina D. Arnold, Ahilan T. Arulanantham, Adam B. Cox, Ms. Alina Das, Ingrid Eagly, Denise Gilman, Bill Ong Hing, Mary Holper, Lindsay Nash, Juliet Stumpf, Margaret H. Taylor and Philip L. Torrey, Ms. Suchita Mathur for American Immigration Lawyers Association and American Immigration Council, Mr. Benjamin Timothy Hayes for Markwayne Mullin, Mr. Kevin Raycraft and Mr. Todd W. Blanche, Mr. Jesse David Lorenz for Markwayne Mullin and Mr. Todd W. Blanche, Mr. Malcolm McDermond for Markwayne Mullin, Mr. Kevin Raycraft and Mr. Todd W. Blanche, Mr. Russell Reid Abrutyn for Mr. Jesus Jose Pizarro Reyes, Ms. Miriam J. Aukerman for Mr. Jesus Jose Pizarro Reyes, Mr. Marty Berger for Mr. Jesus Jose Pizarro Reyes, Ms. Bonsitu Asia Kitaba for Mr. Jesus Jose Pizarro Reyes, Mr. Philip Edwin Mayor for Mr. Jesus Jose Pizarro Reyes, Mr. Michael Tan for Mr. Jesus Jose Pizarro Reyes and Mr. Ramis Jamal Wadood for Mr. Jesus Jose Pizarro Reyes in 25-1982, regarding amended caption [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (MRL) [Entered: 04/06/2026 11:57 AM]
March 30, 2026 Filing 41 RESPONSE in opposition filed regarding an , [ # 40 ]. Response from Attorney Mr. Michael Tan for Appellee Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos in 25-1965, Attorney Mr. Michael Tan for Appellee Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez in 25-1969, Attorney Mr. Michael Tan for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar and Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez in 25-1978, Attorney Mr. Michael Tan for Appellee Mr. Jesus Jose Pizarro Reyes in 25-1982. Certificate of Service:03/30/2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (MT) [Entered: 03/30/2026 07:36 PM]
March 25, 2026 Filing 40 ADDITIONAL CITATION filed by Mr. Jesse David Lorenz for Ms. Pamela Bondi, Executive Office Of Immigration Review, Ms. Kristi Noem, Mr. Kevin Raycraft and DHS in 25-1965. Certificate of Service: 03/25/2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (JDL) [Entered: 03/25/2026 04:31 PM]
March 18, 2026 Filing 39 CAUSE ARGUED by Mr. Benjamin Timothy Hayes for Appellants DHS, Ms. Pamela Bondi, Ms. Kristi Noem, Mr. Kevin Raycraft and Executive Office Of Immigration Review and Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Appellee Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos in 25-1965, Mr. Benjamin Timothy Hayes for Appellants Ms. Kristi Noem and Mr. Kevin Raycraft and Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Appellee Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez in 25-1969, Mr. Benjamin Timothy Hayes for Appellant Mr. Kevin Raycraft and Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez in 25-1978, Attorney Mr. Benjamin Timothy Hayes for Appellant Mr. Kevin Raycraft in 25-1982 before Cole, Circuit Judge; Clay, Circuit Judge and Murphy, Circuit Judge. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (RLJ) [Entered: 03/18/2026 09:55 AM]
February 25, 2026 Filing 38 RESPONSE in opposition filed regarding an additional citation, [ # 36 ]. Response from Attorney Mr. Jesse David Lorenz for Appellants Ms. Pamela Bondi, Executive Office Of Immigration Review, Ms. Kristi Noem, Mr. Kevin Raycraft and DHS in 25-1965. Certificate of Service:02/25/2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (JDL) [Entered: 02/25/2026 02:20 PM]
February 25, 2026 Filing 37 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz by Michael K.T. Tan. Certificate of Service: 02/25/2026. [25-1978] (MT) [Entered: 02/25/2026 04:51 AM]
February 23, 2026 Filing 36 ADDITIONAL CITATION filed by Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos in 25-1965, Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez in 25-1969, Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar and Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez in 25-1978, Ms. My Khanh Ngo in 25-1982. Certificate of Service: 02/23/2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (MN) [Entered: 02/23/2026 11:25 PM]
February 13, 2026 Filing 35 RESPONSE in opposition filed regarding an additional citation, [ # 34 ]. Response from Attorney Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Appellee Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos in 25-1965, Attorney Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Appellee Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez in 25-1969, Attorney Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar and Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez in 25-1978, Attorney Ms. My Khanh Ngo in 25-1982. Certificate of Service:02/13/2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (MN) [Entered: 02/13/2026 09:48 PM]
February 9, 2026 Filing 34 ADDITIONAL CITATION filed by Mr. Malcolm McDermond for Ms. Pamela Bondi, Executive Office Of Immigration Review, Ms. Kristi Noem, Mr. Kevin Raycraft and DHS in 25-1965, Mr. Malcolm McDermond for Ms. Kristi Noem and Mr. Kevin Raycraft in 25-1969, Mr. Malcolm McDermond for Mr. Kevin Raycraft in 25-1978, 25-1982. Certificate of Service: 02/09/2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (MM) [Entered: 02/09/2026 06:47 PM]
January 30, 2026 Filing 33 Argument acknowledgment filed by Attorney Mr. Benjamin Timothy Hayes for Appellants Ms. Pamela Bondi, Executive Office Of Immigration Review, Ms. Kristi Noem, Mr. Kevin Raycraft and DHS in 25-1965, Attorney Mr. Benjamin Timothy Hayes for Appellants Ms. Kristi Noem and Mr. Kevin Raycraft in 25-1969, Attorney Mr. Benjamin Timothy Hayes for Appellant Mr. Kevin Raycraft in 25-1978, 25-1982. Certificate of Service: 01/30/2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (BTH) [Entered: 01/30/2026 06:34 PM]
January 30, 2026 Filing 32 APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Ms. Pamela Bondi, DHS, Executive Office Of Immigration Review, Ms. Kristi Noem and Mr. Kevin Raycraft in 25-1965, Appellants Ms. Kristi Noem and Mr. Kevin Raycraft in 25-1969, Appellant Mr. Kevin Raycraft in 25-1978, 25-1982 by Benjamin Hayes. Certificate of Service: 01/30/2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (BTH) [Entered: 01/30/2026 02:18 PM]
January 30, 2026 Filing 31 Argument acknowledgment filed by Attorney Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Appellee Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos in 25-1965, Attorney Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Appellee Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Alvarez in 25-1969, Attorney Ms. My Khanh Ngo for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar and Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez in 25-1978, Attorney Ms. My Khanh Ngo in 25-1982. Certificate of Service: 01/30/2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (MN) [Entered: 01/30/2026 01:19 PM]
January 16, 2026 Filing 30 ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULED for 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (ALF) [Entered: 01/16/2026 01:41 PM]
January 15, 2026 Filing 29 REPLY BRIEF filed by Attorney Mr. Christopher William Dextre for Appellant Mr. Kevin Raycraft. Certificate of Service: 01/15/2026. [25-1978] (CWD) [Entered: 01/15/2026 09:52 PM]
January 12, 2026 Filing 28 AMICUS BRIEF filed by American Immigration Council and American Immigration Lawyers Association in 25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982 , with parties' consent. Certificate of Service:01/12/2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (SM) [Entered: 01/12/2026 08:15 PM]
January 12, 2026 Filing 27 AMICUS APPEARANCE filed for American Immigration Council and American Immigration Lawyers Association by Suchita Mathur. Certificate of Service: 01/12/2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (SM) [Entered: 01/12/2026 02:46 PM]
January 12, 2026 Filing 26 ORAL ARGUMENT SCHEDULED for 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (ALF) [Entered: 01/12/2026 01:04 PM]
January 12, 2026 Filing 25 APPEARANCE filed for Amicus Curiae Constitutional Accountability Center by Brianne J. Gorod. Certificate of Service: 01/12/2026. [25-1978] (BJG) [Entered: 01/12/2026 09:22 AM]
January 9, 2026 Filing 24 AMICUS BRIEF filed by Constitutional Accountability Center , with parties' consent. Certificate of Service:01/09/2026. [25-1978] (BJG) [Entered: 01/09/2026 05:49 PM]
January 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER filed to consolidate for submission the following cases: 25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, and 25-1982. [25-1965, 25-1969, 25-1978, 25-1982] (SSS) [Entered: 01/09/2026 03:27 PM]
January 9, 2026 Filing 22 AMICUS BRIEF filed by Amit Jain for Immigration Law Scholars Paulina D. Arnold, Ahilan T. Arulanantham, Adam B. Cox, Alina Das, Ingrid Eagly, Denise L. Gilman, Bill Ong Hing, Mary Holper, Hiroshi Motomura, Lindsay Nash, Juliet Stumpf, Margaret H. Taylor, Philip L. Torrey , with parties' consent. Certificate of Service:01/09/2026. [25-1978] (AJ) [Entered: 01/09/2026 11:14 AM]
January 9, 2026 Filing 21 AMICUS APPEARANCE filed for Immigration Law Scholars Paulina D. Arnold, Ahilan T. Arulanantham, Adam B. Cox, Alina Das, Ingrid Eagly, Denise L. Gilman, Bill Ong Hing, Mary Holper, Hiroshi Motomura, Lindsay Nash, Juliet Stumpf, Margaret H. Taylor, Philip L. Torrey by Amit Jain. Certificate of Service: 01/09/2026. [25-1978] (AJ) [Entered: 01/09/2026 10:36 AM]
January 8, 2026 Filing 20 APPELLEE BRIEF filed by Ms. Miriam J. Aukerman for Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz. Certificate of Service: 01/08/2026. Argument Request: requested. [25-1978] (MJA) [Entered: 01/08/2026 09:27 PM]
January 7, 2026 Filing 19 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz by Philip Mayor. Certificate of Service: 01/07/2026. [25-1978] (PEM) [Entered: 01/07/2026 10:13 AM]
January 7, 2026 Filing 18 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz by Marty Berger. Certificate of Service: 01/07/2026. [25-1978] (MB) [Entered: 01/07/2026 09:39 AM]
December 18, 2025 Filing 17 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz by Judy Rabinovitz. Certificate of Service: 12/17/2025. [25-1978] (JR) [Entered: 12/18/2025 01:49 AM]
December 18, 2025 Filing 16 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz by My Khanh Ngo. Certificate of Service: 12/17/2025. [25-1978] (MN) [Entered: 12/18/2025 01:41 AM]
December 11, 2025 Filing 15 APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Mr. Christopher William Dextre for Mr. Kevin Raycraft. Certificate of Service: 12/11/2025. Argument Request: requested. [25-1978] (CWD) [Entered: 12/11/2025 11:38 PM]
December 1, 2025 Filing 14 APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Mr. Kevin Raycraft by Christopher W. Dextre. Certificate of Service: 12/01/2025. [25-1978] (CWD) [Entered: 12/01/2025 10:52 AM]
November 25, 2025 Filing 13 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting expedited briefing schedule: appellant brief now due 12/11/2025. appellee brief now due 01/08/2026. (SSS) [Entered: 11/25/2025 02:52 PM]
November 25, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER filed: Upon review, the motion to hold this matter in abeyance pending the resolution of Reyes is DENIED [ # 7 ]. This appeal is one of four currently pending in this court challenging the lawfulness of detention under 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2), and all four appeals will be submitted to the same panel for consideration on the same day. The clerk will issue a uniform expedited briefing schedule for the respondents in Nos. 25-1965/1969/1978 and for the petitioners in all four appeals. The respondents shall file their principal brief in Nos. 25-1965/1969/1978 by December 11, 2025. The petitioners shall file their principal briefs by January 8, 2026. The respondents may reply by January 15, 2026. The parties are advised that no extensions of time for briefing deadlines will be granted. The parties may adopt arguments by reference within the brief or by filing a notification, without need for a separate motion. Fed. R. App. P. 28(i). The cases will be submitted to the court at the earliest practicable date that the courts schedule will permit. The determinations of whether and when to conduct oral argumentand the format of sameand whether to expedite the issuance of a decision are reserved to the merits panel to which these appeals will be assigned. (SSS) [Entered: 11/25/2025 02:51 PM]
November 17, 2025 Filing 11 REPLY filed by Mr. Malcolm McDermond for Mr. Kevin Raycraft regarding Motion to Hold Appeal in Abeyance Certificate of Service: 11/17/2025. [25-1978] (MM) [Entered: 11/17/2025 04:44 PM]
November 14, 2025 Filing 10 RESPONSE filed regarding a motion to hold case in abeyance, [ # 7 ]; previously filed by Mr. Malcolm McDermond for Mr. Kevin Raycraft. Response from Attorney Ms. Miriam J. Aukerman for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz. Certificate of Service: 11/14/2025. [25-1978] (MJA) [Entered: 11/14/2025 01:02 PM]
November 12, 2025 Filing 9 TRANSCRIPT ORDER filed - no hearings held in District Court. Filed by Mr. Malcolm McDermond for Mr. Kevin Raycraft. Certificate of Service: 11/12/2025. [25-1978] (MM) [Entered: 11/12/2025 04:14 PM]
November 12, 2025 Filing 8 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz by Ramis J. Wadood. Certificate of Service: 11/12/2025. [25-1978] (RJW) [Entered: 11/12/2025 10:14 AM]
November 7, 2025 Filing 7 MOTION filed by Mr. Malcolm McDermond for Mr. Kevin Raycraft to hold case in abeyance. Certificate of Service: 11/07/2025. [25-1978] (MM) [Entered: 11/07/2025 05:14 PM]
November 5, 2025 Filing 6 RULING LETTER SENT to hold briefing in abeyance. (ASM) [Entered: 11/05/2025 10:42 AM]
October 29, 2025 Filing 5 APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Mr. Kevin Raycraft by Malcolm McDermond. Certificate of Service: 10/29/2025. [25-1978] (MM) [Entered: 10/29/2025 04:54 PM]
October 29, 2025 Filing 4 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz by Bonsitu Kitaba-Gaviglio. Certificate of Service: 10/29/2025. [25-1978] (BAK) [Entered: 10/29/2025 01:19 PM]
October 29, 2025 Filing 3 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Mr. Jose Daniel Contreras-Cervantes, Mr. Fredy De Los Angeles-Flores, Ms. Marifer Diaz-Alcantar, Mr. Jairo Manuel Godoy-Perez, Mr. Luis Felipe Jarquin-Jarquin, Ms. Mariela Virginia Ocando-Leon, Mr. Miguel Angel Reyes-Sanchez and Ms. Debbie Vasquez-Cruz by Miriam J. Aukerman. Certificate of Service: 10/29/2025. [25-1978] (MJA) [Entered: 10/29/2025 01:11 PM]
October 28, 2025 Filing 2 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: appellant brief due 12/08/2025, appellee brief due 01/06/2026. (ASM) [Entered: 10/28/2025 02:38 PM]
October 28, 2025 Filing 1 Prisoner Case Docketed with CAP unnecessary. Notice filed by Appellant Mr. Kevin Raycraft, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Acting Director of Detroit Field Office, Enforcement and Removal Operations. Transcript needed: n. (ASM) [Entered: 10/28/2025 01:53 PM]

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Petitioner: MARIELA VIRGINIA OCANDO-LEON
Represented By: Bonsitu Asia Kitaba
Represented By: Miriam J. Aukerman
Represented By: Ramis Jamal Wadood
Represented By: Judy Rabinovitz
Represented By: My Khanh Ngo
Represented By: Michael Tan
Represented By: Philip Edwin Mayor
Represented By: Marty Berger
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Petitioner: LUIS FELIPE JARQUIN-JARQUIN
Represented By: Bonsitu Asia Kitaba
Represented By: Miriam J. Aukerman
Represented By: Ramis Jamal Wadood
Represented By: Judy Rabinovitz
Represented By: My Khanh Ngo
Represented By: Michael Tan
Represented By: Philip Edwin Mayor
Represented By: Marty Berger
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Petitioner: DEBBIE VASQUEZ-CRUZ
Represented By: Bonsitu Asia Kitaba
Represented By: Miriam J. Aukerman
Represented By: Ramis Jamal Wadood
Represented By: Judy Rabinovitz
Represented By: My Khanh Ngo
Represented By: Michael Tan
Represented By: Philip Edwin Mayor
Represented By: Marty Berger
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Petitioner: JAIRO MANUEL GODOY-PEREZ
Represented By: Bonsitu Asia Kitaba
Represented By: Miriam J. Aukerman
Represented By: Ramis Jamal Wadood
Represented By: Judy Rabinovitz
Represented By: My Khanh Ngo
Represented By: Michael Tan
Represented By: Philip Edwin Mayor
Represented By: Marty Berger
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Petitioner: MARIFER DIAZ-ALCANTAR
Represented By: Bonsitu Asia Kitaba
Represented By: Miriam J. Aukerman
Represented By: Ramis Jamal Wadood
Represented By: Judy Rabinovitz
Represented By: My Khanh Ngo
Represented By: Michael Tan
Represented By: Philip Edwin Mayor
Represented By: Marty Berger
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Petitioner: MIGUEL ANGEL REYES-SANCHEZ
Represented By: Bonsitu Asia Kitaba
Represented By: Miriam J. Aukerman
Represented By: Ramis Jamal Wadood
Represented By: Judy Rabinovitz
Represented By: My Khanh Ngo
Represented By: Michael Tan
Represented By: Philip Edwin Mayor
Represented By: Marty Berger
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Respondent: KEVIN RAYCRAFT, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Acting Director of Detroit Field Office, Enforcement and Removal Operations
Represented By: Malcolm McDermond
Represented By: Christopher William Dextre
Represented By: Benjamin Timothy Hayes
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Respondent: MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Represented By: Jesse David Lorenz
Represented By: Benjamin Timothy Hayes
Represented By: Malcolm McDermond
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Respondent: TODD W. BLANCHE, Acting U.S. Attorney General
Represented By: Jesse David Lorenz
Represented By: Benjamin Timothy Hayes
Represented By: Malcolm McDermond
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Amicus curiae: CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER
Represented By: Brianne Jenna Gorod
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Amicus curiae: PAULINA D. ARNOLD, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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Amicus curiae: AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
Represented By: Suchita Mathur
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Amicus curiae: AHILAN T. ARULANANTHAM, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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Amicus curiae: AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
Represented By: Suchita Mathur
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Amicus curiae: ADAM B. COX, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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Amicus curiae: ALINA DAS, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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Amicus curiae: INGRID EAGLY, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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Amicus curiae: DENISE GILMAN, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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Amicus curiae: BILL ONG HING, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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Amicus curiae: MARY HOLPER, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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Amicus curiae: HIROSHI MOTOMURA, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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Amicus curiae: LINDSAY NASH, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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Amicus curiae: JULIET STUMPF, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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Amicus curiae: MARGARET H. TAYLOR, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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Amicus curiae: PHILIP L. TORREY, Law Professor
Represented By: Amit Jain
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