District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-01617

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Feb 18, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17109851.), filed by LISANDRO ROSADO-TRINIDAD. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(ROMERO, CUSTODIO) (Entered: 02/18/2026)

Feb 18, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Esther Salas. (ps)

Feb 18, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Feb 19, 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 that he not be moved from his current location until this matter is decided. (Id. at 9). 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 Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025), and Matter of Q. Li, 29 I. & N. Dec. 66 (BIA 2025). (Pet. at 4, 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 entered the United States without inspection; (ii) Petitioner was not detained upon entry; (iii) Petitioner has not been convicted of a crime; and (iv) Petitioner was evidently arrested and detained in the interior of the United States. (Pet. at 8-9). 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 attachment to the Petition (D.E. No. 1 -1), 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 2/19/2026. (ek) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

Feb 19, 2026

Text Order

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Feb 25, 2026

Substitution of Attorney

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Feb 25, 2026

Letter