District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-00770

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Jan 24, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17027283.), filed by ESTANISLAO CARRAZCO MUNOZ. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Index Exhibit Index)(MONTERO, FRANKLIN) (Entered: 01/24/2026)

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Jan 24, 2026

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by ESTANISLAO CARRAZCO MUNOZ. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(MONTERO, FRANKLIN) (Entered: 01/24/2026)

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Jan 25, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This matter comes before the Court on a habeas petition and motion for a temporary restraining order ("TRO") to prevent Petitioner's transfer from this District during this proceeding and for expedited briefing. (ECF No. 1-2.) The motion for a TRO is GRANTED in part. It is hereby, ORDERED that Respondents are TEMPORARILY ENJOINED from transferring Petitioner Estanislao Carrazco Munoz from this District or removing him from the United States pending further Order of the Court. The Court will issue an expedited briefing schedule or other relief by separate order. So Ordered by Judge Katharine S. Hayden on 1/25/26. (cm, ) (Entered: 01/25/2026)

Jan 25, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Katharine S. Hayden. (mfr)

Jan 25, 2026

Order

Jan 25, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Jan 26, 2026

ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall forward a copy of the Petition and this Order to Chief, Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, at the following email address: USANJ-HabeasCases@usdoj.gov; and it is further ordered that by Tuesday, January 27th at 12 noon p.m., Respondents shall file a limited written response to the Petition with supporting documentary evidence that provides the date and time Petitioner was transferred from Delaney Hall and the date and time he was removed from the United States, etc. Signed by Judge Katharine S. Hayden on 1/26/26. (cm, ) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

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Jan 26, 2026

Letter from Petitioner. (MONTERO, FRANKLIN) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

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Jan 26, 2026

Substitution of Attorney - Attorney FRANCES C. BAJADA terminated. Attorney MARGARET ANN MAHONEY for MARCOS CHARLES,MARGARET ANN MAHONEY for TODD LYONS,MARGARET ANN MAHONEY for KRISTI NOEM,MARGARET ANN MAHONEY for LUIS SOTO added.. (MAHONEY, MARGARET) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

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Jan 27, 2026

Letter

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Jan 30, 2026

Show Cause

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Feb 06, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This matter comes before the Court on Petitioner's motion for a temporary restraining order seeking an Order directing Respondents to return Petitioner to the United States and restore his pre-removal status. (ECF No. 8.) The Court cannot resolve the issues on the current record. By Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 12 noon p.m., Respondents are hereby ORDERED to file a written response to the TRO motion that includes their legal arguments and all available evidence that supports the timeline they provided in their letter dated January 27, 2026. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Respondents written response shall include certifications from the ICE officials who escorted Petitioner (1) from Newark to Texas on January 24, 2026, and (2) from the ICE facility in Port Isabel Texas to the Port of Entry at Brownsville/Matamoras, Texas on January 25, 2026. Petitioner may file a reply brief and any additional supporting evidence by Friday, February 13, 2026 at 12 noon p.m. A hearing date shall be set once the briefing is complete. So Ordered by Judge Katharine S. Hayden on 2/6/26. (cm, ) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

Feb 06, 2026

Order

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Feb 11, 2026

Letter

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Feb 11, 2026

Letter

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Aug 12, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This matter comes before the Court on Petitioner Estanislao Carrazco Munoz's petition for a writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 1, Petition ) and motion for an order to show cause (ECF No. 8, Motion for OTSC) in which Petitioner requests that Respondents immediately return Petitioner to the United States following Petitioner's voluntary departure to Mexico on January 25, 2026. The motion (ECF No. 8) is DENIED. Petitioner asserts that his transfer outside New Jersey and his departure from the United States occurred in violation of this Court's Order (ECF No. 3, Order) enjoining such transfer. Respondents submitted evidence certifying that Petitioner voluntarily departed the United States on foot via the Brownsville and Matamoros Gateway Bridge Port of Entry at approximately 11:25 AM (CST) (12:25 PM EST) on January 25, 2026. (ECF No. 10-3, Declaration of Jason L. Feliciano at 2 8.) The Court's Order (ECF No. 3) enjoining Respondents from transferring Petitioner was entered at 1:28 PM EST on January 25, 2026. (ECF No. 10-4, Notice of Electronic Filing.) Respondents, therefore, did not act in violation of this Court's Order, and Petitioner is not entitled to the relief sought before this Court to order his return to the United States. Petitioner's habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (ECF No. 1) is DISMISSED as moot based on his release from detention. See Vasquez v. Aviles, 639 F. App'x 898, 902 (3d Cir. 2016) (holding noncitizen's challenge to the legality and length of his detention was moot upon his removal from the United States); Kurtishi v. Cicchi, 270 F. App'x 197, 199-200 (3d Cir. 2008) (same). It is ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall CLOSE this matter. So Ordered by Judge Katharine S. Hayden on 8/12/26. (cm, ) (Entered: 08/12/2026)

Aug 12, 2026

Order

Aug 13, 2026

Terminate Civil Case