District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-03813

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Apr 10, 2026

Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17298369.), filed by ALISON MENDOZA CAMERO. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Text of Proposed Order)(MONTERO, FRANKLIN) (Entered: 04/10/2026)

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Apr 10, 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 4/10/2026. (jml, ) (Entered: 04/10/2026)

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Apr 10, 2026

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by ALISON MENDOZA CAMERO. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit)(MONTERO, FRANKLIN) (Entered: 04/10/2026)

Apr 10, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Apr 10, 2026

Judge Esther Salas added. (jml, )

Apr 10, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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Apr 13, 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")). Petitioner also moves for a temporary restraining order ("TRO") enjoining Respondents from transferring Petitioner outside the jurisdiction of the District Court of New Jersey or removing her from the United States pending adjudication of the Petition. (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. The Motion for TRO is DENIED as moot, and the Clerk of Court shall TERMINATE the Motion pending at D.E. No. 3 . According to the Petition, Respondents are detaining Petitioner under the mandatory detention provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b), pursuant to the recent decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals in Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025). (Pet. Paras 20-21). 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 February 2024, when she was a minor, Petitioner entered the United States when her father brought her and her brother across the board near Tecate, California, without the knowledge or consent of Petitioner's mother, a positive credible fear determination was issued, and Petitioner was released on parole; (ii) on December 17, 2025, an Immigration judge ("IJ") entered an absentia removal order against Petitioner but the removal order was subsequently vacated; (iii) Petitioner, who is nineteen years old, has no criminal record, completed high school, plans to attend college, lives with and is supported by her mother, and is eligible for SIJS (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status); (iv) the Notice to Appear alleges that Petitioner is "an alien present in the United States who has not been admitted or paroled" (and not "an arriving alien"); and (v) Petitioner was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers while traveling on a domestic flight within the interior of the United States. (Pet. Paras. 9- 27, 29, D.E. No. 3 at 2). Based on these alleged facts, Diaz Rudecindocontrols 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 IJ 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 Rudecindodoes 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 ), the attachments to the Petition (D.E. Nos. 1 -1 through 1 -6), the Motion for TRO (D.E. No. 3 ), the attachments to the Motion for TRO (D.E. Nos. 3 -1 & 3 -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 Esther Salas on 4/13/2026. (ek) (Entered: 04/13/2026)

Apr 13, 2026

Text Order

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Apr 14, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Apr 23, 2026

Letter

Apr 27, 2026

Text Order

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Apr 28, 2026

Letter

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Apr 30, 2026

Letter