District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-03574

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Apr 06, 2026

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17276511.), filed by CARLOS ARTURO COLLAHUACHO ROMANI.(BREAUX, TYLER) (Entered: 04/06/2026)

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Apr 06, 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 4/6/2026. (mfr) (Entered: 04/06/2026)

Apr 06, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Apr 06, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Esther Salas. (mfr)

Apr 06, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Apr 07, 2026

Exhibit (to Document)

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Apr 07, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This matter is before the Court on the pro se Petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (D.E. No. 1 ("Petition" or "Pet")). 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. According to the Petition, Respondents are detaining Petitioner under the mandatory detention provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b) pursuant to the decision of the Board of the Immigration Appeals in Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025). (Pet. at 1). 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 March 1, 2005, Petitioner entered the United States without inspection at or near Douglas, Arizona, and he has not departed the United States since that date; (ii) Petitioner is an orphan who was raised in the United States by two U.S. citizen grandparents, who depend upon him for daily care and financial support, Petitioner is married to a U.S. citizen, who has filed a Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative, which has been approved, he has an eight-year U.S. citizen child, Petitioner has maintained a stable family household and employment, and he has a pending Application for Cancellation of Removal; (iii) Petitioner was previously placed in removal proceedings in 2011, despite having two DUI arrests in 2011, he was granted bond, and since the bond grant, he did not abscond, flee, or attempt to evade immigration authorities; (iv) the Notice to Appear charges Petitioner with being present without admission or parole (and not as an arriving alien); (v) he has "no aggravated felony[,] no crime of violence[,] no conviction for an indictable offense," his only conviction is for a disorderly persons offense, and he enrolled in a voluntary recovery program; and (vi) on November 19, 2025, in the interior of the United States, Petitioner was taken into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after having been incarcerated at Monmouth County Correctional Institution in Freehold, New Jersey. (Pet. at 3-4, 10-11). 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 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. The Clerk of Court shall forward a copy of the Petition (D.E. No. 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 4/7/2026. (ps) (Entered: 04/07/2026)

Apr 07, 2026

QC - Civil Cover Sheet JS44

Apr 07, 2026

Text Order

Apr 07, 2026

CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The case you electronically filed did not include a Civil Cover Sheet (JS-44), which is required to be submitted along with the initial pleading, as indicated in the Attorney Case Opening Guide. Please complete and file a Civil Cover Sheet using the event Exhibit (to Document) found under Civil/Other Filings/Other Documents. Please refer to the Attorney Case Opening Guide for processing electronically filed cases. (mj)

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Apr 09, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Apr 13, 2026

Letter

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Apr 16, 2026

Letter

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Apr 17, 2026

Letter

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Apr 20, 2026

TEXT ORDER : This matter comes before the Court on Petitioner's letters filed on April 13, 2026 (D.E. No. 6 ("April 13, 2026 Letter") and April 16, 2026 (D.E. No. 7 ("April 16, 2026 Letter")), respectively. Within fourteen (14) days of the date of entry of this Text Order, Respondents shall file a response to the April 13, 2026 Letter and the April 16, 2026 Letter. Respondents shall submit with their response a transcript of the bond hearing and any documents reflecting the factual and/or legal bases for the IJ's decision to deny bond. So Ordered by Judge Esther Salas on 4/20/2026. (ek) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

Apr 20, 2026

Text Order

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Apr 28, 2026

Letter

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May 07, 2026

Letter

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May 11, 2026

Letter

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May 14, 2026

Letter

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May 16, 2026

Letter

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May 28, 2026

Letter

May 29, 2026

Text Order

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May 30, 2026

Letter

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Jun 04, 2026

Letter

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Jun 05, 2026

Letter

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Jun 08, 2026

Letter

Jun 09, 2026

Text Order