District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-01505

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Feb 16, 2026

AMENDED COMPLAINT against TODD M LYONS, RUBEN PEREZ, JOHN TSOUKARIS, KRISTI NOEM, Unknown, PAM BONDI, First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17099597.), filed by Edilson Munoz-Lopez. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Petitioner's Birth Cert., # 2 Exhibit Proof Filing I-589, # 3 Exhibit Notice to Appear)(SKLAR, KEITH) (Entered: 02/16/2026)

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Feb 17, 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 requests an order to show ("OTSC"). (Id. at 12.) The request for an OTSC is DENIED as moot. According to Petitioner, Respondents are presently detaining Petitioner under the mandatory detention provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b), pursuant to the recent decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals in Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025). (Pet. at 5-9). 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) Petitioner "has resided in the United States since 2023 as an unaccompanied minor;" (ii) Petitioner has no criminal record other than his illegal entry into the United States; and (iii) on or about January 6, 2026, evidently in the interior of the United States, Petitioner was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. (Pet. at 4). 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 ten (10) 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 Rudecindo does not control, they shall file an expedited answer within seven (7) days of the date of entry of this Text Order, and Petitioner may file a reply within five (5) 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 attachments to the Petition (D.E. Nos. 1 -1 through 1 -3), 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 2/17/2026. (ek) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

Feb 17, 2026

Text Order

Feb 17, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Esther Salas. (tjg, )

Feb 17, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Feb 18, 2026

CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The case you electronically filed did not include a Civil Cover Sheet (JS-44), which is required to be submitted along with the initial pleading, as indicated in the Attorney Case Opening Guide. Please complete and file a Civil Cover Sheet using the event Exhibit (to Document) found under Civil/Other Filings/Other Documents. Please refer to the Attorney Case Opening Guide for processing electronically filed cases. (mj)

Feb 18, 2026

QC - Civil Cover Sheet JS44

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Feb 19, 2026

Exhibit (to Document)

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Feb 26, 2026

Substitution of Attorney

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Feb 26, 2026

Status Report

Feb 27, 2026

Text Order

Feb 27, 2026

Terminate Civil Case