District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-02005

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Feb 25, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17134979.), filed by GIOVANNI DE JESUS LUCERO BRAVO. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit ICE Locator Results, # 2 Exhibit DACA Approval, # 3 Exhibit EOIR Hearing Notice, # 4 Exhibit Notice to Appear, # 5 Brief in Support of Petition, # 6 Certification Notice of Appearance, # 7 Civil Cover Sheet JS-44, # 8 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order, # 9 Certificate of Service)(CAMILO, JASON) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

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Feb 25, 2026

MOTION for Order to Show Cause by GIOVANNI DE JESUS LUCERO BRAVO. (Attachments: # 1 Brief in Support of Order to Show Cause)(CAMILO, JASON) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

Feb 25, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Feb 25, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Esther Salas. (jr)

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Feb 26, 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 moves for an order to show ("OTSC") and requests an order staying his transfer outside the District of New Jersey pending further order of the Court. (D.E. No. 2 ("Motion for OTSC")). 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 Motion for OTSC is DENIED as moot, and the Clerk of Court shall terminate the Motion pending at D.E. No. 2 . 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. Para. 20). 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 August 1998, when he entered the country without processing or inspection when thirteen years old; (ii) he has two U.S. Citizen children; and (iii) in February 2026, in the interior of the United States, Petitioner was arrested by law enforcement for a disorderly persons offense and was subsequently taken into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Pet. Paras. 3, 17-18). 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 -9), the Motion for OTSC (D.E. No. 2 ), the attachment to the Motion for OTSC (D.E. No. 2 -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 2/26/2026. (ek) (Entered: 02/26/2026)

Feb 26, 2026

Text Order

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Mar 04, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Mar 05, 2026

Response to Habeas Petition