District of New Jersey • 3:26-cv-02636

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Mar 17, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number 53679.), filed by JORGE AGUILAR RAMIREZ. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service, # 2 Memorandum of Law, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Proposed Order to Show Cause)(mfr) (Entered: 03/17/2026)

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Mar 17, 2026

TEXT ORDER. Respondents are hereby enjoined from transferring Petitioner from New Jersey pending further Order of the Court.. So Ordered by Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 3/17/2026. (mfr) (Entered: 03/17/2026)

Mar 17, 2026

Judge Georgette Castner added. (jml, )

Mar 17, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Mar 17, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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Mar 18, 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") and an order that Petitioner not be removed from New Jersey. (See id. at 1-3.) Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb has entered a Text Order enjoining Respondents from transferring Petitioner from New Jersey pending further order of the Court. (ECF No. 2 .) 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. Petitioner's 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 Board of Immigration Appeals in Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025). (ECF No. 1 -1 at 2.) 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 § 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 approximately 2007, Petitioner entered the United States without inspection and has continuously resided in the United States since his arrival; (2) Petitioner is married and has four children (ranging in age from sixteen to twenty-six), owns and operates a bakery in Linden, New Jersey, is an ordained minister, and has received letters of support from several community members (including the Mayor of Linden); (3) Petitioner has no criminal history; and (4) on February 27, 2026, in the interior of the United States, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained Petitioner while he was driving to and from his bakery shop, and he was identified as a citizen and national of Mexico who was unlawfully present in the United States. (ECF No.1 at 2 & Paras. 10-14.) 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). Petitioner's counsel shall have notice of the bond hearing, a reasonable opportunity to prepare, and be permitted to reschedule the hearing without seeking this Court's intervention. 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 attachments to the Petition (ECF Nos. 1 -1 through 1 -4), 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 3/18/2026. (jmh) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

Mar 18, 2026

Notice of Judicial Preferences

Mar 18, 2026

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

Mar 18, 2026

Docket Annotation (public)

Mar 18, 2026

Text Order

Mar 18, 2026

3 Text Order and ECF No. 1 emailed to USANJ-HabeasCases@usdoj.gov on 3/18/2026. (jmh)