District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-05682

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May 18, 2026

PETITION RECEIVED for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by JAIME ENRIQUE MENDEZ-RANGEL. (jml, ) (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/18/2026: # 1 UPS Receipt) (eaj, ). (n/m) (Entered: 05/18/2026)

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May 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 5/18/2026. (eaj) (Entered: 05/18/2026)

May 18, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

May 18, 2026

CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The Petition for Habeas Corpus 2241 1 submitted by JAIME ENRIQUE MENDEZ-RANGEL on 5/18/2026 did not contain a proper signature. PLEASE RESUBMIT THE DOCUMENT WITH THE PROPER SIGNATURE. This submission will remain on the docket unless otherwise ordered by the court. (eaj, )

May 18, 2026

QC - Document Not Signed by Attorney

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May 19, 2026

Exhibits to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by JAIME ENRIQUE MENDEZ-RANGEL. (Attachments: # 1 Dismissal Order)(eaj) (n/m) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

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May 19, 2026

AMENDED Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by JAIME ENRIQUE MENDEZ-RANGEL. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits, # 2 Envelope)(mj) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

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May 19, 2026

ORDER that the Clerk of the Court shall ADMINISTRATIVELY TERMINATE this case for Petitioner's failure to either pay the requisite filing fee of $5.00 or submit a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis; that the Clerk of the Court shall send Petitioner a blank form application to proceed in forma pauperis - DNJ-Pro Se-007-B-(Rev. 09/09); that if Petitioner wishes to reopen this case, he shall so notify the Court, in writing addressed to the Clerk of the Court, Martin Luther King Building and U.S. Courthouse, 50 Walnut Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, within 30 days of the date of entry of this Order. Signed by Judge Brian R. Martinotti on 5/19/2026. (ld) (Entered: 05/19/2026)

May 19, 2026

***Civil Case Terminated. (wh)

May 20, 2026

Terminate Civil Case

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May 30, 2026

Reopen Case

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Jun 01, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

Jun 01, 2026

Filing Fee Received

Jun 01, 2026

Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number 54201 (mfr)

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Jun 02, 2026

Order on Motion to Reopen Case

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Jun 03, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Jun 08, 2026

Answer to Amended Complaint AND Response to Habeas Petition

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Jun 16, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Before the Court is Petitioner Jamie Enrique Mendez-Rangel's ("Petitioner") Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ("Amended Petition") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging his continued detention by immigration authorities without an individualized bond hearing. (ECF No. 7.) Respondents have filed an answer. (ECF No. 10.) Petitioner, a native of Venezuela, entered the United States in 2022. (Id. at 1.) Respondents submit that Petitioner is being detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2) and arrested in May 2026 for obstruction and resisting arrest. (Id. at 2.) Based on this Court's statutory interpretation in Sandhu v. Tsoukaris, No. 25-14607 (BRM) (D.N.J. November 20, 2025), the Court finds the facts asserted in the Petition establish that Petitioner cannot be mandatorily detained under § 1225(b)(2) as he was detained in the interior of the country years after entering, and his continued detention under that statute is unlawful. Although Respondents may have been able to lawfully detain Petitioner under different statute, they instead detained him under § 1225(b)(2). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that, subject to the following, Petitioner's Petition (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED and Respondents shall treat Petitioner as detained under 28 U.S.C. § 1226(a). It is further ORDERED that, as soon as practicable but no later than 7 days from the date of this Order, Respondents shall provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) before an immigration judge who shall assess whether he presents a flight risk or a danger to the community. It is further ORDERED that within three (3) days of that bond hearing, Respondents shall file a written notice of the outcome of that proceeding with the Court. It is finally ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall CLOSE this matter. So Ordered by Judge Brian R. Martinotti on 06/16/2026. (lr, ) (Entered: 06/16/2026)

Jun 16, 2026

***Civil Case Terminated. (wh)

Jun 16, 2026

Text Order

Jun 16, 2026

Terminate Civil Case

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Jun 25, 2026

Letter