Rai v. Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations et al.
| Prem Bahadur Rai |
| Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Attorney General and Mahoning County Sheriff |
| 4:2026cv00944 |
| April 21, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio |
| Dan Aaron Polster |
| Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee |
| 28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa |
| None |
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| Filing 12 Return of Service by Clerk by certified mail executed upon Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security on 4/24/2026, no delivery date on green card, date obtained from U.S. Postal Service website, filed on behalf of Prem Bahadur Rai. Related document(s) #2 . (E,CK) |
| Filing 11 Notice of Release of Petitioner filed by Mahoning County Sheriff. (Attachments: #1 Release Receipt Report) (McNabb, Kathi) |
| Filing 10 Attorney Appearance by Kathi L. McNabb filed by on behalf of Mahoning County Sheriff. (McNabb, Kathi) |
| Filing 9 Return of Service by Clerk by certified mail upon Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on 4/29/2026 filed on behalf of Prem Bahadur Rai. (Green card does not contain signature; U.S. Postal Service's website indicates delivery on 4/29/2026; green card has date stamp of 4/30.) Related document #2 . (S,He) |
| Filing 8 Return of Service by Clerk by certified mail executed upon U.S. Attorney General on 4/27/2026 filed on behalf of Prem Bahadur Rai. Related document #2 . (S,He) |
| Filing 7 Return of Service by Clerk unexecuted upon Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations. Service attempted by certified mail on 5/2/2026. Envelope marked, "Insufficient address, unable to forward." Filed on behalf of Prem Bahadur Rai. Related document #2 . (S,He) |
| Filing 6 Return of Service by Clerk by certified mail executed upon Mahoning County Sheriff on 4/24/2026, filed on behalf of Prem Bahadur Rai. Related document #2 . (S,He) |
| Filing 5 Return of Service by Clerk by certified mail executed upon U.S. Attorney, N.D. Ohio, on 4/24/2026 filed on behalf of Prem Bahadur Rai. Related document #2 . (S,He) |
| Filing 4 Status Report filed by Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - I-830 Form)Related document(s) #3 .(Ina, Rema) |
Filing 3
Order The Court ORDERS Respondents to either: (1) within five business days of this order (i.e., 5:00 pm on Wednesday, April 29, 2026), provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing, before a different IJ than the one who issued the previous denial of bond against Petitioner, at which the Government shall bear the burden of proof by clear and convincing evidence of justifying Petitioner's continued detention; or (2) immediately release Petitioner from custody. The Court further orders Respondents to file a status report within 48 hours of the bond hearing or Petitioner's release, but no later than 3:00pm on May 1, 2026, certifying compliance with this Order. The status report should inform the Court whether a bond hearing was held and, if so, the outcome of that bond determination and, if bond was denied, the reasons for the denial. Signed by Judge Dan Aaron Polster on 4/22/2026. (K,K)
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| Filing 2 Original Summons issued to counsel at intake counter (with manual court seal) for service upon Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations; Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Attorney General; Mahoning County Sheriff; U.S. Attorney, N.D. Ohio. (S,He) |
| Filing 1 Petition under 28 USC 2241 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a person in federal ICE custody. Filing fee paid, $5.00. Receipt # 10328. Filed by Prem Bahadur Rai. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1 - Motion in Support of Custody Redetermination (April 6, 2026), #3 Exhibit 2 - Exhibits in Support of Motion for Custody Redetermination, #4 Exhibit 3 - Immigration Judge Order Denying Bond, #5 Exhibit 4 - Notice to Appear ("NTA") of Petition Prem Rai (June 26, 2025), #6 Exhibit 5 - EOIR Workload and Adjudication Statistics, #7 Exhibit 6 - Motion to the BIA to Terminate and Revoke order of Removal (March 11, 2026), #8 Civil Cover Sheet) (S,He) |
| Judge Dan Aaron Polster assigned to case. (S,He) |
| Service by Clerk. Summons and Petition addressed to U.S. Attorney, N.D. Ohio, placed in U.S. Mail. Type of service: certified mail. Receipt # 7012 0470 0000 8747 7107. (S,He) |
| Service by Clerk. Summons and Petition addressed to Mahoning County Sheriff placed in U.S. Mail. Type of service: certified mail. Receipt # 7012 0470 0000 8747 7114. (S,He) |
| Service by Clerk. Summons and Petition addressed to U.S. Attorney General placed in U.S. Mail. Type of service: certified mail. Receipt # 7012 0470 0000 8747 7091. (S,He) |
| Service by Clerk. Summons and Petition addressed to Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security placed in U.S. Mail. Type of service: certified mail. Receipt # 9589 0710 5270 3769 9124 99. (S,He) |
| Service by Clerk. Summons and Petition addressed to Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed in U.S. Mail. Type of service: certified mail. Receipt # 9589 0710 5270 3769 9143 32. (S,He) |
| Service by Clerk. Summons and Petition addressed to Field Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations placed in U.S. Mail. Type of service: certified mail. Receipt # 9589 0710 5270 3769 9143 25. (S,He) |
| Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule 3.1. In the event of a referral, case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong. (S,He) |
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