Feitoza v. Noem et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
PAULO CEZAR F. FEITOZA,
Plaintiff,
v.
KRISTI NOEM, SECRETARY, U.S. Dept.
of Homeland Security, JOSEPH B. EDLOW,
Director, U.S. Citizenship and immigration
Services, CONNIE NOLAN, Associate
Director, Service Center Operations
Directorate,
Defendants.
Civil No. 4:26-cv-40011-MRG
ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE MOTION FOR A
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
GUZMAN, D.J.
The Court GRANTS IN PART Plaintiff Paulo Cezar F. Feitoza’s Emergency Ex Parte
Application for a Temporary Restraining Order. [ECF No. 9]. The Court hereby ENJOINS
Defendants Kristi Noem (Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security), Joseph B.
Edlow (Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”)), and Connie Nolan
(Associate Director of USCIS Service Center Operations Directorate), and their agents, officers,
and employees, from arresting, detaining, removing, or otherwise taking Plaintiff into custody in
connection with his scheduled adjustment of status interview on January 29, 2026. The Court
DENIES Plaintiff’s Application insofar as it seeks any other orders. This TRO expires 14 days
from its issuance, on February 12, 2026. A memorandum containing the Court’s reasoning will
follow.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 29, 2026
/s/ Margaret R. Guzman
Margaret R. Guzman
United States District Judge
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