District of New Jersey • 3:26-cv-03200

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Mar 26, 2026

Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17240068.), filed by LUIS JOSE TORRES SEGOVIA. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(KAPITONOV, PETER) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

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Mar 26, 2026

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order to Enjoin Respondents from Transferring Petitioner From the Jurisdiction & Further Relief by LUIS JOSE TORRES SEGOVIA. (KAPITONOV, PETER) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

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Mar 26, 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 3/26/2026. (dmw) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

Mar 26, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Mar 26, 2026

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

Mar 26, 2026

QC - Attorney Case Opening

Mar 26, 2026

Judge Georgette Castner added. (dmw)

Mar 26, 2026

CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The case you electronically filed has been processed, however, the following deficiencies were found: Nature of Suit by selecting the wrong nature of suit your documents were not restricted. Please remember to select NOS 463 when filing Habeas cases involving immigration detainee to protect personal identifiers, . The Clerk's Office has made the appropriate changes. Please refer to the Attorney Case Opening Guide for processing electronically filed cases. (dmw, )

Mar 26, 2026

Notice of Judicial Preferences

Mar 26, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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Mar 27, 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 has filed a motion for an order to show cause ("OTSC") and a temporary restraining order ("TRO") prohibiting Respondents from transferring Petitioner outside the District of New Jersey or removing him from the United States pending adjudication of the Petition (Motion for OTSC and TRO). (No. 2.) Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb 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. The Motion for OTSC and TRO is DENIED as moot. The Clerk of the Court shall TERMINATE the Motion pending at ECF No. 2 . 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 Paras. 39, 145.) 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 2021, Petitioner entered the United States through the Southern border, evidently without inspection, and has continuously resided in this country for approximately five years; (2) in the interior of the United States, Petitioner was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") in Clementon, New Jersey, while he was on the way to work; (3) prior to this recent arrest, Petitioner had never been arrested. (ECF No. 1 Paras. 12-13, 16-18.) 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 attachment to the Petition (ECF No. 1 -1), the Motion for OTSC and TRO (ECF No. 2 ), 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 3/27/2026. (jmh) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

Mar 27, 2026

4 Text Order and ECF Nos. 1 and 2 emailed to USANJ-HabeasCases@usdoj.gov on 3/27/2026. (jmh)

Mar 27, 2026

Text Order

Mar 27, 2026

Docket Annotation (public)

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Mar 31, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Apr 04, 2026

Letter