District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-04127

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Apr 18, 2026

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus for Unlawfully Detained Noncitizen ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17323502.), filed by SIMION ANTAY HUAMANI. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(SIMBRON, NOEMI) (Entered: 04/18/2026)

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Apr 18, 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 4/18/2026. (jml, ) (Entered: 04/18/2026)

Apr 18, 2026

QC - Attorney Case Opening

Apr 18, 2026

CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The case you electronically filed has been processed, however, the following deficiencies were found: In the future, please use 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal) as the cause of action; address information was listed but should not be; and party descriptions should be listed in the PARTY TEXT field. The Clerk's Office has made the appropriate changes. Please refer to the Attorney Case Opening Guide for processing electronically filed cases. (jml, )

Apr 18, 2026

Judge Julien Xavier Neals added. (jml, )

Apr 18, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Apr 18, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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Apr 20, 2026

TEXT ORDER - Before the Court is Petitioner Simon Antay Huamani's ("Petitioner") Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ("Petition") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging his continued detention by immigration authorities without an individualized bond hearing. (ECF No. 1 .) Petitioner, a native of Peru, who entered the United States in March 2022 and was subsequently released into the country on humanitarian parole under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(1), contends that he is unlawfully detained. (See id.) Based on this Court's statutory interpretation in Caiza Guevara v. Tsoukaris, No. 26-967 (JXN), the Court finds the facts asserted in the Petition establish that Petitioner cannot be mandatorily detained under the plain text of § 1225(b)(1), as he was previously paroled into the country, and his continued detention under that statute is unlawful. Although Respondents may have been able to lawfully detain Petitioner under a different statute, they instead detained him under § 1225(b)(1). See Fajardo-Nugra v. Soto, No. 26-975, 2026 WL 579192, at *2 (D.N.J. Mar. 2, 2026) (granting Petitioner's habeas petition and ordering Petitioner's release based on the Government's flawed application of § 1225(b)(2).) Accordingly, it is ORDERED that, subject to the following, Petitioner's Petition (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED and Respondents shall RELEASE Petitioner within twenty-four (24) hours of the entry of this Text Order, under the same conditions, if any, that existed prior to his detention. It is further ORDERED that Respondents shall return to Petitioner all personal property belonging to Petitioner - including but not limited to, any driver's license, passport, immigration documents, currency, or cellphone - that was seized at the time of detention. It is further ORDERED that Respondents are permanently enjoined from detaining Petitioner under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(1), which the Court has found inapplicable to him. And it is further ORDERED that Respondents shall not arrest, detain, or otherwise take Petitioner into custody under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) for a period of 14 days following his release, so as to ensure full effectuation of this Court's judgment and to prevent circumvention of the relief granted. It is finally ORDERED that if Respondents contend that this matter is factually distinguishable from Caiza Guevara, they shall file an expedited answer to the Petition within three (3) days of the date of this Text Order. Petitioner may file a reply within three (3) days of receipt of the expedited answer. So Ordered by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 4/20/2026. (kd) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

Apr 20, 2026

Text Order

Apr 20, 2026

Notice of Judicial Preferences

Apr 20, 2026

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

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Apr 21, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Apr 21, 2026

Status Report

Apr 22, 2026

Text Order

Apr 28, 2026

Terminate Civil Case