District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-05008

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May 04, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by JUAN CARLOS REYES GUIO. (Attachments: # 1 EXHIBITS, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(No filing fee/IFP)(mfr) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

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May 04, 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 5/4/2026. (mfr) (Entered: 05/04/2026)

May 04, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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May 05, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by SANDRA ANN BOBER on behalf of FIED OFFICE DIRECTOR, ICE NEWARK, MERRICK B. GARLAND, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, WARDEN, DELANEY HALL DETENTION FACILITY (BOBER, SANDRA) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

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May 05, 2026

Letter from Respondents re: Request for Dismissal or Transfer to the Western District of Pennsylvania. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - I-830, # 2 Certificate of Service)(BOBER, SANDRA) (Entered: 05/05/2026)

May 05, 2026

Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number NEW54028 (fbm)

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May 06, 2026

*** VACATED PURSUANT TO TEXT ORDER AT ECF NO. 7 *** TEXT ORDER - Before the Court is Petitioner Juan Carlos Reyes Guio's ("Petitioner") Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ("Petition") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging his continued detention by immigration authorities (ECF No. 1 ) and Respondents' letter request to transfer this matter to the Western District of Pennsylvania (ECF No. 4 ). Respondents submit that Petitioner was transferred to Moshannon Valley Processing Center ("Moshannon") in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania on May 1, 2026. (ECF No. 4 at 1; ECF No. 4-1.) The Court received Petitioner's Petition on May 4, 2026. (ECF No. 1 .) The sole proper respondent in a petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is the warden of the facility where the detainee is currently being held. See Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 436 (2004); Yi v. Maugans, 24 F.3d 500, 507 (3d Cir. 1994). Petitioner is currently confined in the Western District of Pennsylvania and according to the Notice to EOIR: Alien Address, Petitioner was confined in the Western District of Pennsylvania at the time the Court received his Petition. (See ECF No. 4-1.) Therefore, the only proper respondent would be the Warden of Moshannon in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, where Petitioner is confined. District courts "are limited to granting habeas relief 'within their respective jurisdictions.'" Padilla, 542 U.S. at 442 (quoting 28 U.S.C. § 2241(a)). A writ of habeas corpus pursuant to § 2241 may therefore only be issued by the district court in which the petitioner is currently confined, in this case the Western District of Pennsylvania, which has jurisdiction over Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. Id.; see also Yi, 24 F.3d at 503 ("A district court's habeas corpus jurisdiction is territorially limited and extends only to persons detained and custodial officials acting within the boundaries of that district"). Because Petitioner is challenging his continued detention in Pennsylvania, this Court finds that it would be in the interests of justice to transfer this matter to the appropriate court, in this case the Western District of Pennsylvania District Court. 28 U.S.C. § 1631. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Respondents' letter request for transfer to the Western District of Pennsylvania (ECF No. 4) is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall TRANSFER this action to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and CLOSE this matter. So Ordered by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 5/6/2026. (kd) Modified on 5/7/2026 (wh). (Entered: 05/06/2026)

May 06, 2026

Filing Fee Received

May 06, 2026

***Civil Case Terminated. (wh)

May 06, 2026

Text Order

May 06, 2026

CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The documents submitted by JUAN CARLOS REYES GUIO via ADS on 5/6/2026 contain the following deficiencies: Document not signed. Please refer to the ADS guidelines and resubmit in accordance with ADS procedures. (mj)

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May 07, 2026

Response (NOT Motion)

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May 07, 2026

TEXT ORDER - Before the Court is Petitioner Juan Carlos Reyes Guio'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 .) On May 6, 2026, the Court entered a Text Order, ordering the transfer of this matter to the Western District of Pennsylvania District Court. (See ECF No. 5 .) Petitioner has now provided the Court with documentation to show that he was detained in the District of New Jersey when he submitted his Petition through the District of New Jersey's ADS system. (See ECF No. 6 at 3.) As such, the Court will vacate the Text Order transferring this matter (ECF No. 5 ) and will consider the Petition. Petitioner, a native of Colombia, who entered the United States in 2022, contends that he is unlawfully detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) and is entitled to release or a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). (See ECF No. 1.) Petitioner entered the United States in May 2022 and was ultimately released on his own recognizance. (ECF No. 1-1 at 3; see ECF No. 1-2.) Based on this Court's statutory interpretation in Fuentes Velasquez v. Noem, No. 25-16797, 2025 WL 3653657 (D.N.J. Dec. 17, 2025), the Court finds the facts asserted in the Petition establish that Petitioner cannot be mandatorily detained under § 1225(b)(2) as he has resided in the United States for several years after entry without admission or parole, and his continued detention under that statute is unlawful. Although Respondents may have been able to lawfully detain Petitioner under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), they instead detained him under § 1225(b) and have still failed to provide Petitioner with the individualized bond hearing that he is entitled to. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Court's May 6, 2026 Text Order (ECF No. 5 ) is VACATED and the Clerk of the Court shall REOPEN this matter. It is further ORDERED that, subject to the following, Petitioner's Petition 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) which the Court has found in 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 Fuentes Velasquez, they shall file an expedited answer to the Petition within three (3) days of the date of this Text Order, and Petitioner may file a reply within three (3) days of receipt of the expedited answer. So Ordered by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 5/7/2026. (kd) (Entered: 05/07/2026)

May 07, 2026

Text Order

May 07, 2026

Terminate Civil Case

May 07, 2026

QC - ADS Deficiency

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May 08, 2026

Letter