District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-01035

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Feb 03, 2026

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17055532.), filed by Richard Ernesto Obregon-Jauregui. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(SERRANO MERCADO, ALEXANDER) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

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Feb 03, 2026

First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(SERRANO MERCADO, ALEXANDER) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

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Feb 03, 2026

TEXT ORDER : This matter is before the Court on the Petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (D.E. No. 1 ("Petition" or "Pet"). Petitioner also filed a motion for a temporary restraining order ("TRO") enjoining Respondents from removing Petitioner from his current place of detention, or transferring him to any other facility outside the District of New Jersey, until the merits of his Petition can be adjudicated and ordering that Respondents arrange for a bond/redetermination hearing for Petitioner within seven (7) days of the Court's order. (D.E. No. 2 ("Motion for TRO") at 7). The Motion for TRO is DENIED as moot, and the Clerk of Court shall terminate the Motion pending at D.E. No. 2 . Pursuant to the All Writs Act, see 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), Respondents SHALL NOT TRANSFER Petitioner from the District of New Jersey, and SHALL NOT REMOVE Petitioner from the United States, pending further order of this Court. According to Petitioner, Respondents are presently detaining Petitioner under the mandatory detention provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b), pursuant to the recent decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals in Matter of Q. Li, 29 I. & N. Dec. 66 (BIA 2025), and Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025). (Pet. Paras. 12, 47). Under this Court's recent decision in Diaz Rudecindo v. Florentino, No. 25-16942, 2025 WL 3470299 (D.N.J. Dec. 3, 2025), the Court holds that Petitioner is subject to detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), which requires an opportunity to seek bond, id. at *2-4. Specifically, it appears that, inter alia: (i) in 2022, Petitioner entered the United States without inspection by crossing the United States-Mexico border; (ii) he lacks a criminal record, has complied with all requirements of his parole from immigration custody, and has significant ties in the United States (including maintaining steady employment); and (iii) on January 22, 2026, in the interior of the United States, Petitioner was detained by U.S. Immigration and Custody Enforcement ("ICE") officers when he appeared for a routine check-in at ICE's New York Field Office. (Pet. Paras. 14, 20, 30-31). Based on these alleged facts, Diaz Rudecindo controls this present matter. Diaz Rudecindo, 2025 WL 3470299, at *4. In accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), within seven (7) days of the date of entry of this Text Order, Respondents shall provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing before an immigration judge who shall assess whether Petitioner presents a flight risk or a danger to the community, pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 236.1(c)(8), (d)(1). Within three (3) days of that bond hearing, Respondents shall file a written notice of the outcome of that hearing with this Court. Alternatively, if Respondents contend that Diaz Rudicendo does not control, they shall file an expedited answer within five (5) days of the date of entry of this Text Order, and Petitioner may file a reply within three (3) days of the date of filing of Respondents' expedited answer. Finally, the Clerk of Court shall forward a copy of the Petition (D.E. No. 1 ), the attachment to the Petition (D.E. No. 1 -]), the Motion for TRO (D.E. No. 2 ), the attachment to the Motion for TRO (D.E. No. 2 -2), and this Text Order to the Chief, Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, at the following email address: USANJ-HabeasCases@usdoj.gov. So Ordered by Judge Esther Salas on 2/3/2026. (ek) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

Feb 03, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Esther Salas. (jr)

Feb 03, 2026

Text Order

Feb 03, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Feb 12, 2026

Substitution of Attorney

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Feb 13, 2026

Letter

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Feb 18, 2026

Letter

Feb 25, 2026

Text Order

Feb 25, 2026

Terminate Civil Case