District of New Jersey • 3:26-cv-02293

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Mar 04, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number BNJDC-17161478.), filed by ARTURO GEOVANNY BRAVO. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(ROSSEBO, ALEXANDER) (Entered: 03/04/2026)

Mar 05, 2026

Notice of Judicial Preferences. Click here for the Judge's Individual Procedure Requirements. (jjc, )

Mar 05, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Georgette Castner. (tjg, )

Mar 05, 2026

Notice of Judicial Preferences

Mar 05, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Mar 06, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's petition (Petition) for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (ECF No. 1 .) Petitioner also requests an order to show cause ("OTSC") directing Respondents to show why the Petition should not be granted as well as an order that Petitioner shall not be transferred outside the District of New Jersey. (Id. at 11 .) 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 detaining Petitioner under the mandatory detention provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b), pursuant to the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals in Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025). (ECF No. 1 Para. 19.) Under this Court's recent decisions in Chen v. Soto, No. 25-17198, 2025 WL 3527239 (D.N.J. Dec. 9, 2025), Flores v. Rokosky, No. 25-18998, 2026 WL 84434 (D.N.J. Jan. 12, 2026), and Mistry v. Rokosky, No. 25-17647, ECF No. 15 ("Mistry Jan. 28, 2026 Mem. & Order"), the Court holds that Petitioner is subject to detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), which requires an opportunity to seek bond, Chen, 2025 WL 3527239, at *2-4; Flores, 2026 WL 84434, at *2-3; Mistry Jan. 28, 2026 Mem. & Order at 5-9. Specifically, it appears that, inter alia: (1) in 2008, Petitioner entered the United States by crossing the United States/Mexico border without encountering any immigration officials; (2) since 2008, Petitioner has continuously resided in the United States; (3) Petitioner has two U.S. citizen children, and his only contact with law enforcement consists of an arrest for not paying a subway fare; and (4) on February 27, 2026, in the interior of the United States, Petitioner was detained outside of his home in Corona, New York. (ECF No. 1 Paras. 21-24.) Based on these alleged facts, this Court's rulings in Chen, Flores, and Mistry control this present matter. Chen, 2025 WL 3527239, at *4; Flores, 2026 WL 84434, at *2-3; Mistry Jan. 28, 2026 Mem. & Order at 5-9. 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 IJ who shall assess whether he 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 this Court's decisions do 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 the Court shall forward a copy of the Petition (ECF No. 1 ), the attachment to the Petition (ECF 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 Georgette Castner on 3/6/2026. (jmh) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

Mar 06, 2026

Docket Annotation (public)

Mar 06, 2026

2 Text Order emailed to USANJ-HabeasCases@usdoj.gov on 3/6/2026. (jmh)

Mar 06, 2026

Text Order

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Mar 10, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Mar 10, 2026

Letter

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Mar 11, 2026

Letter

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Mar 17, 2026

Letter

Mar 17, 2026

Order of Dismissal AND Text Order