District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-04186

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Apr 20, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Apr 20, 2026

Temporary Restraining Order

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Apr 20, 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 4/20/2026. (jml, ) (Entered: 04/20/2026)

Apr 20, 2026

Judge Madeline Cox Arleo added. (jml, )

Apr 20, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Apr 20, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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May 20, 2026

Letter

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Jun 03, 2026

TEXT ORDER - DANIEL EDUARDO NARANJO MOROCHO is a citizen of Ecuador who allegedly arrived in the United States on May 1, 2023, was recently taken into custody based on a charge of simple assault, and denied an individualized bond hearing by immigration officials. (ECF No. 1, Petition at 1-2.) Based on this Court's decisions in Vasquez Lucero v. Soto, et al, No. 25-16737-MCA, 2025 WL 3240895, at *1-2 (D.N.J. Nov. 20, 2025) (holding that a noncitizen who entered without inspection and was later arrested in the interior of the United States could not be detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)) and Murillo-Castillo v. Florentino, No. 25-16728 2026 WL 1383062, at *5 (D.N.J. May 18, 2026) (rejecting the argument that 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5)(A) necessarily returns a noncitizen arrested in the interior of the United States to the detention status he held prior to parole), the Court holds that Petitioner is unlawfully detained under § 1225(b), in violation of the INA and his Fifth Amendment right to due process. It is, therefore, ORDERED that in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), within 7 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 he presents a flight risk or a danger to the community, pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 236.1(c)(8), (d)(1). It is further ORDERED that Petitioner's counsel shall have notice of the bond hearing, a reasonable opportunity to prepare, and be permitted to reschedule the hearing outside the seven-day period, if necessary, without seeking this Court's intervention. It is further ORDERED that within three (3) days of that bond hearing, Respondents shall file a written notice of the outcome of that hearing with this Court and request to close this matter. Alternatively, if Respondents contend that this case is factually or legally distinguishable, they shall file an expedited answer within five (5) days of the date of entry of this Text Order, and Petitioner may file a reply within three (3) days thereafter. The stay entered at ECF No. 3 shall remain in effect while this case is pending, and the motion for a temporary restraining order ("TRO") at ECF No. 2 shall be terminated considering the relief provided. So Ordered by Judge Madeline Cox Arleo on 6/3/2026. (aa, ) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

Jun 03, 2026

Order

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Jun 05, 2026

Letter

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Jun 11, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Jun 11, 2026

Letter