District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-01614

#1

Feb 09, 2026

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT - SIGNATURE ERROR - CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Haskos, Steven) Modified on 2/10/2026 (vf). (Entered: 02/09/2026)

#2

Feb 10, 2026

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Haskos, Steven) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

#3

Feb 10, 2026

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. (Filing Fee $ 5.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32392560) Document filed by Santiago Arias Alonzo..(Haskos, Steven) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

#4

Feb 10, 2026

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1.Respondents show cause why the Petition should not be granted by February 17, 2026. 2.Petitioner have an opportunity to reply by February 19, 2026. 3.The parties APPEAR before this Court for a hearing on the petition on Friday, February 20, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom 906 of the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York, New York 10007. 4.Pending consideration of the Petition, Respondents are hereby RESTRAINED from transferring the Petitioner out of the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, or District of New Jersey and, relatedly, the United States of America. By February 11, 2026, Petitioner's counsel is directed (1) to serve Respondents with a copy of the Petition, along with a copy of this Order, by overnight mail or hand-delivery to the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York at 86 Chambers Street, New York, NY, and by electronic delivery to jeffrey.oestericher@usdoj.gov, pierre.armand@usdoj.gov, christine.poscablo@usdoj.gov, and brandon.waterman@usdoj.gov; and (2) to promptly file proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance. SO ORDERED. Show Cause Hearing set for 2/20/2026 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 906, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Margaret M. Garnett. Show Cause Response due by 2/17/2026. (Replies due by 2/19/2026.) (Signed by Judge Margaret M. Garnett on 2/10/2026) (kv) (Entered: 02/10/2026)

Feb 10, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL. CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Steven Haskos. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: County code Albany; Fee Status code due (due);. The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the County code has been modified to New York; the Fee Status code has been modified to pd (paid);. (pc)

Feb 10, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Steven Haskos. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: LaDeon Francis, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Pamela Bondi, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error; party name was entered in all caps; party role was entered incorrectly; party text was omitted;. (pc)

Feb 10, 2026

Case Designated ECF. (pc)

Feb 10, 2026

Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (pc)

Feb 10, 2026

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Margaret M. Garnett. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(pc)

Feb 10, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Steven Haskos to RE-FILE Document No. 1 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): Form is not signed. Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct PDF. (vf)

Feb 10, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO FILE CIVIL INITIAL PLEADING. Notice to Attorney Steven Haskos to electronically file the initial pleading in this case. Failure to file the initial pleading may result in the dismissal of the case pursuant to Amended Standing Order 15-mc-00131. Initial Pleading due by 2/17/2026. (vf)

#5

Feb 11, 2026

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Habeas Corpus petition, court scheduling order served on LaDeon Francis; Todd Lyons; Kristi Noem; Pamela Bondi; DHS on 02/11/2026. Service was made by MAIL (and email). Document filed by Santiago Arias Alonzo..(Haskos, Steven) (Entered: 02/11/2026)

#6

Feb 17, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Brandon Matthew Waterman on behalf of Pamela Bondi, LaDeon Francis, Kristi Noem, Todd Lyons, U.S. Department of Homeland Security..(Waterman, Brandon) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

#7

Feb 17, 2026

PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Pamela Bondi, LaDeon Francis, Kristi Noem, Todd Lyons, U.S. Department of Homeland Security..(Waterman, Brandon) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

#8

Feb 17, 2026

STIPULATION AND ORDER OF TRANSFER OF VENUE: IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the parties, that this action shall be and hereby is transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and that the seven-day waiting period in Local Civil Rule 83. l is waived. The parties further agree to the continued imposition of the Court's restriction on transfer pending further order of the transferee court. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Margaret M. Garnett on 2/17/2026) (jca) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

#9

Feb 18, 2026

Certified Copy of Transfer Order and docket received, Case transferred in from District of New York Southern; Case Number 1:26-cv-01097. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. (Entered: 02/18/2026)

Feb 18, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Feb 18, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Susan D. Wigenton. (ps)

#10

Feb 19, 2026

TEXT ORDER: According to Petitioner, Respondents are presently detaining him under the mandatory detention provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1225. (ECF No. 3 at 9-11). Under the recent decision in Bethancourt- Soto v. Soto, et al., No. 25-cv-16200, __ F. Supp. 3d __, 2025 WL 2976572 (D.N.J. Oct. 22, 2025), as Petitioner was apprehended inside the United States after residing here for an extended period, this Court finds that he should be detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1226, which requires an opportunity to seek bond. Accordingly, Respondents are PROHIBITED from moving petitioner outside of the District of New Jersey until further order of this Court. It is further ORDERED that the immigration court shall provide Petitioner with a bond hearing no later than 5:00p.m. on February 27, 2026. Respondents shall file a letter on the docket indicating the date and time of the bond hearing by 12:00 p.m. on February 26, 2026. If Respondents contend that Bethancourt-Soto does not control, for example, because it is factually distinguishable, they shall file an expedited answer to the Petition by 5:00 p.m. on February 27, 2026, and Petitioner shall file any reply by 5:00 p.m. on March 3, 2026. So Ordered by Judge Susan D. Wigenton on 2/19/2026. (cds) (Entered: 02/19/2026)

Feb 19, 2026

Text Order

#11

Feb 23, 2026

Substitution of Attorney

#12

Feb 23, 2026

Letter

#13

Mar 01, 2026

Letter

#14

Mar 06, 2026

Order

Mar 06, 2026

Terminate Civil Case

Mar 06, 2026

***Civil Case Terminated. (dmr)

#15

Apr 17, 2026

Notice of Appearance

#16

Apr 24, 2026

Vacate

Apr 27, 2026

Set Deadlines as to 16 MOTION to Vacate Dismissal Order Pursuant to Rule 60(b). Motion set for 5/18/2026 before Judge Susan D. Wigenton. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (lag, )

Apr 27, 2026

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

#17

May 04, 2026

Response (NOT Motion)

#18

May 11, 2026

Reply to Response to Motion

#19

May 28, 2026

Opinion

#20

May 28, 2026

Order on Motion to Vacate

#21

Jun 03, 2026

Letter

#22

Jun 03, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This Court is in receipt of Petitioner's letter seeking clarification of its prior order. (ECF No. 21). It is ORDERED that Petitioner shall be permitted to reschedule the bond hearing to a date outside of the 7-day period previously ordered by this Court to permit Petitioner sufficient time to obtain the necessary documentation that is pertinent to his case. So Ordered by Judge Susan D. Wigenton on 6/3/2026. (cds) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

Jun 03, 2026

Text Order

#23

Jun 12, 2026

Letter