Southern District of New York • 1:26-cv-02222

#1

Mar 18, 2026

PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. (Filing Fee $ 5.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-32562026) Document filed by Joel Aristides Melgar Cruz. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet).(Palacios, Xavier) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

#2

Mar 18, 2026

ORDER: On March 18, 2026, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. It is hereby ordered that: 1. Respondents shall file an opposition by March 24, 2026 as to why the petition for a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted. 2. Petitioner shall have the opportunity to reply by March 27, 2026. 3. This matter shall be heard by the Court on April 1, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, Courtroom 1506, 40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007. Respondents shall produce Petitioner at this hearing. 4. To preserve the Court's jurisdiction pending a ruling on the Petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States absent further order of this Court. See, e.g., Khalil v. Joyce, No. 25-CV-1935 (JMF), 2025 WL 750599, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 10, 2025) (citing cases); see also, e.g., Du v. United States Dept of Homeland Sec., No. 25-CV-0644 (OAW), 2025 WL 1317944, at *1 (D. Conn. Apr. 24, 2025) ([A] a federal court may temporarily enjoin immigration authorities from deporting individuals if it preserves the courts jurisdiction over a case or cases.). Moreover, in light of Petitioners interest in participating in further proceedings before this Court and to facilitate resolution of the Petition, Respondents shall not transfer Petitioner except to a facility within this District, the Eastern District of New York, or the District of New Jersey absent further order of this Court. See, e.g., Perez y Perez v. Noem, No. 25-CV-4828 (DEH), 2025 WL 1908284, at *23 (S.D.N.Y. June 13, 2025) (enjoining a habeas petitioners transfer pending adjudication of his petition); see also, e.g., Arostegui-Maldonado v. Baltazar, No. 25-CV-2205 (WJM) (STV), 2025 WL 2280357, at *14-16 (D. Colo. Aug. 8, 2025) (same); Oliveros v. Kaiser, No. 25-CV-7117 (BLF), 2025 WL 2677125, at *8-9, *11 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 18, 2025) (same). 5. The Clerk of Court shall electronically notify the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York that this Order has issued at the following email address: jeffrey.oestericher@usdoj.gov. SO ORDERED. ( Responses due by 3/24/2026, Replies due by 3/27/2026., Status Conference set for 4/1/2026 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 1506, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Ronnie Abrams.) (Signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams on 3/18/2026) (tg) (Entered: 03/18/2026)

Mar 18, 2026

Case Designated ECF. (jgo)

Mar 18, 2026

Magistrate Judge Henry J. Ricardo 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. (jgo)

Mar 18, 2026

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Ronnie Abrams. 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..(jgo)

Mar 18, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to Attorney Xavier A. Palacios. Attorney must electronically file the Civil Cover Sheet separately. Use the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents. (jgo)

Mar 18, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to Attorney Xavier A. Palacios. Attorney must electronically file the Civil Cover Sheet separately. Use the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents. (jgo)

Mar 18, 2026

Notice to Attorney to Submit/File Civil Cover Sheet

Mar 18, 2026

Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice

Mar 18, 2026

Notice to Attorney Regarding Party Modification

Mar 18, 2026

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Xavier A. Palacios. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Joel Aristides Melgar Cruz; Kirsti Noem; Todd M. Lyons; Kenneth Genalo; Paul Arteta. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error; party text was omitted;. (jgo)

#3

Mar 19, 2026

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Dana Walsh Kumar on behalf of Paul Arteta, Kenneth Genalo, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem..(Kumar, Dana) (Entered: 03/19/2026)