District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-01817

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Feb 24, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17129600.), filed by JAVIER LLANTOS-CALLE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit I-360 Approval and Deferred Action, # 2 Exhibit Detainee locator information, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet)(CORRADO, CAROLYN) (Entered: 02/24/2026)

Feb 24, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Feb 24, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Esther Salas. (tjg, )

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Feb 25, 2026

AFFIDAVIT of Service for Petition for Habeas Corpus served on Respondents on 02/25/2026, filed by JAVIER LLANTOS-CALLE. (CORRADO, CAROLYN) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

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Feb 25, 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 preventing Respondents from transferring Petitioner outside of New Jersey and an order to show cause ("OTSC") why the Petitioner should not be granted. (Id. at 14). 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. 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 a new policy of the Department of Homeland Security and the recent decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals in Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025). (Pet. Paras. 8, 27). 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 on September 17, 2022, Petitioner entered the United States without inspection via the California/Mexico border, was apprehended, and was released on his own recognizance; (ii) Petitioner has been granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and deferred action; and (iii) on February 17, 2026, in the interior of the United States, Petitioner was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during a routine check-in appointment. (Pet. Paras. 2-5). 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. 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 2/25/2026. (ek) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

Feb 25, 2026

Text Order

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Mar 05, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Mar 05, 2026

Letter

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Mar 07, 2026

Letter

Mar 09, 2026

Text Order

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Mar 18, 2026

Letter

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Mar 18, 2026

Letter

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Mar 20, 2026

Order

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Apr 06, 2026

Letter

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Apr 07, 2026

Letter

Apr 08, 2026

Text Order

Apr 09, 2026

Terminate Civil Case