District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-03210

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Mar 26, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17241544.), filed by JEFFERSON MIGUEL QUINONEZ SANCHEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(CARDONA NUILA, PATRICIA) (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. (ps) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

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Mar 26, 2026

First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order Filed by Patricia Cardona Nuila by JEFFERSON MIGUEL QUINONEZ SANCHEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit)(CARDONA NUILA, PATRICIA) (Entered: 03/26/2026)

Mar 26, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Mar 26, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Esther Salas. (ps)

Mar 26, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Mar 27, 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 requests an order to show cause ("OTSC") and moves for a temporary restraining order ("TRO") barring Respondents from removing Petitioner from the District of New Jersey, prohibiting Respondents from communicating with Petitioner concerning his rights, responsibilities, or possible outcomes of any proceeding regarding his removal, or this matter, absent the presence of counsel; ordering Petitioner's immediate release from custody; and barring Respondents from taking any further action to effect Petitioner's removal from the Untied States. (Id. at 12; D.E. No. 3 ("Motion for TRO")). Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb entered a Text Order enjoining Respondents from transferring Petitioner from New Jersey pending further Order of the Court. (D.E. 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. To the extent Petitioner requests a TRO barring Respondents from removing him from the District of New Jersey, and barring them from effecting his removal, the Motion for TRO is DENIED as moot. To the extent Petitioner seeks any other relief in the Motion for TRO, the Motion is DENIED without prejudice because he fails to provide any legal or factual basis for granting the requested relief. According to Petitioner, Respondents are detaining Petitioner under the mandatory detention provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b), pursuant to a July 8, 2025 Department of Homeland Security memorandum and the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals in Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025). (Pet. Paras. 4-5). 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) on or about April 24, 2023, Petitioner entered the United States without inspection and has continuously resided in this country since his entry; (ii) Petitioner has filed an application for asylum and withholding of removal with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; (iii) Petitioner does not have a criminal history; and (iv) on March 17, 2026, in the interior of the United States, Petitioner was apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers following an asylum interview. (Pet. Paras. 1, 21-22, 24, 26). 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). Respondents shall provide Petitioner's counsel notice of the bond hearing as well as a reasonable opportunity to prepare for the hearing and 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 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 & 1 -2), the Motion for TRO (D.E. No. 3 ), the attachment to the Motion for TRO (D.E. No. 3 -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 3/27/2026. (ek) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

Mar 27, 2026

Text Order

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Apr 07, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Apr 07, 2026

Letter