Oscar Lopez Garcia v. Robert Guadian

Panel

The judges who heard this appeal.

Judge Allison Jones Rushing Donald J. Trump
Judge Nicole Gina Berner Joseph R. Biden
Senior Judge Barbara Milano Keenan Barack Obama

Case history

Sept. 10

decided Decision issued in Oscar Lopez Garcia v. Robert Guadian
May 5

argued Oral argument in Oscar Lopez Garcia v. Robert Guadian

Opinions and writings

Opinion of the Court By Nicole Gina Berner Sept. 10, 2026

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Dissent By Allison Jones Rushing Sept. 10, 2026

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Case record

Court: Fourth Circuit
Docket number: 25-7044
Status: Decided
Filed: Dec. 17, 2025
Argued: May 5, 2026
Decided: Sept. 10, 2026
Terminated: Sept. 10, 2026
Last filing: Sept. 10, 2026
Publication: Published
Nature of suit: 2463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainees
Case type: Habeas Corpus-Immigration, federal

Origin

Court below: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at Alexandria
Docket below: 1:25-cv-01764

Oral argument

Argued: May 5, 2026
Duration: 52 minutes

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