Family Law

U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal, Family Law

Hassan v. Thompson — Magistrate judge recommends release from prolonged immigration detention

automatic / August 31, 2026

Case Mohammad Hassan v. Warden Bobby Thompson, South Texas ICE Processing Center; Miguel Vergara, ICE Field Office Director; Todd Blanche, […]

U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law

Nzeafack v. Frink — duplicate immigration-detention habeas petition dismissed

automatic / August 28, 2026

Case Giovani Nkem Nzeafack v. Martin Frink, et al. Court U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Judge […]

U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law

Yu — magistrate judge recommends dismissing immigration-detention challenge as moot

automatic / August 26, 2026

Case Pingmei Yu v. Warden, Prairieland Detention Center Court U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas Judge R. […]

U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law

USA v. Uriega — Court accepted guilty plea and adjudged defendant guilty of escape from custody

automatic / August 26, 2026

Case United States of America v. Enrique Uriega, Jr. Court U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Judge […]

U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law

Palacios — magistrate judge recommended dismissing ICE detainee’s habeas petition as premature

automatic / August 26, 2026

Case Henderzoht Rengifo Palacios v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Court U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas […]

U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law

Tovar Ramirez — magistrate judge recommended dismissing ICE detainee’s habeas petition as premature

automatic / August 26, 2026

Case Jose Vicente Tovar Ramirez v. Markwayne Mullin, et al. Court U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas […]

Texas 4th Court of Appeals, Criminal, Family Law

In the Interest of D.L.B. — Texas appellate court voids late custody-order correction

automatic / August 19, 2026

Case In the Interest of D.L.B., D.L.B., and D.L.B., Minor Children Court Fourth Court of Appeals, San Antonio, Texas Judge […]

U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law

Smith v. Guerrero — federal court denies Texas capital-murder inmate’s habeas petition

automatic / August 20, 2026

Case Freddie Lee Smith v. Eric Guerrero Court U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division Judge […]

Texas 3rd Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure, Family Law

Mugisha v. McLeod — Texas appeals court vacated final custody and child-support orders for jurisdictional defects

automatic / August 18, 2026

Case Joseph Mugisha v. Brianna McLeod Court Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, at Austin Judge Chief Justice Byrne; Justice […]

U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law

Ramirez-Monsivais v. Blanche — Court dismisses repeat ICE-detention habeas petition as duplicative

automatic / August 19, 2026

Case Jose Angel Ramirez-Monsivais v. Todd Blanche, et al. Court U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Judge […]