District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-06561

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Jun 04, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17505440.), filed by LAZARO SANCHEZ LOPEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Brief, # 3 Text of Proposed Order, # 4 Brief, # 5 Text of Proposed Order, # 6 Certification, # 7 Civil Cover Sheet)(BELLO, STEPHANIE) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

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Jun 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 6/4/2026. (jml, ) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

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Jun 04, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by SANDRA ANN BOBER on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LUIS SOTO, DAVID VENTURELLA (BOBER, SANDRA) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

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Jun 04, 2026

Letter from US Attorney's Office re: Petitioner's Location. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Docket Activity Report)(BOBER, SANDRA) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

Jun 04, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Jun 04, 2026

Judge Katharine S. Hayden added. (jml, )

Jun 04, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

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Jun 10, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Petitioner Lazaro Sanchez Lopez, a citizen of Mexico, has resided in the United States since 1998 and is seeking cancellation of removal based on hardship to his two United States citizen children; he was arrested outside his home in Passaic, New Jersey, on June 4, 2026. (ECF No. 1, Petition at 1, 4.) He contends that he is unlawfully detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b) and is entitled to release or a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). In Rivera Zumba v. Bondi, Civ. No. 25-cv-14626, 2025 WL 2753496, at *7-9 (D.N.J. Sept. 26, 2025), this Court held that the plain language of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) does not govern the detention of a noncitizen who enters the United States without inspection and is later arrested within the interior of the United States; see also Guzman v. Bondi, 26-1250 (KSH), 2026 WL 1534682, at *5 (D.N.J., 2026) (Jun. 1, 2026) (rejecting respondents' argument that noncitizen who was paroled at the border under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5)(A) reverts to his prior detention status following a period of parole). Based on the allegations in the Petition and this Court's prior decisions, the Court GRANTS the Petition. The Court will not convert Petitioner's detention to a potentially lawful alternate form under a different statute with different procedural requirements and rules. See Guzman, 2026 WL 1534682, at *5. It is ORDERED that Respondents shall release Petitioner within 24 hours and confirm his release in writing on the docket within three (3) days. ALTERNATIVELY, if Respondents contend that Petitioner's case is factually or legally distinguishable or if Petitioner has a significant criminal history, they shall file an expedited answer within five (5) days, and Petitioner may file a reply within three (3) days of the filing of the expedited answer. The Court's Text Order (ECF No. 2) that temporarily enjoins Respondents from transferring Petitioner from this District REMAINS IN EFFECT until Petitioner is released or the proceedings conclude. Respondents have represented that Petitioner was in the process of being moved to Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, PA when the Court's Text Order staying his transfer was issued and that he would be returned to New Jersey. (ECF No. 4.) When Respondents confirm Petitioner's release or file their expedited answer, they shall confirm in writing that Petitioner was returned to New Jersey. So Ordered by Judge Katharine S. Hayden on 6/10/26. (cm, ) (Entered: 06/10/2026)

Jun 10, 2026

Order

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Jun 11, 2026

Letter