District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-06699

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Jun 08, 2026

Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17517497.), filed by EDWIN LEONARDO PEGUERO DE LOS SANTOS. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(KAPITONOV, PETER) (Entered: 06/08/2026)

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Jun 08, 2026

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order to Enjoin Respondents from Transferring Petitioner From the Jurisdiction by EDWIN LEONARDO PEGUERO DE LOS SANTOS. (KAPITONOV, PETER) (Entered: 06/08/2026)

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Jun 08, 2026

Exhibit to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, 2 Motion for TRO to Enjoin Respondents from Transferring Petitioner From the Jurisdiction by EDWIN LEONARDO PEGUERO DE LOS SANTOS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit ICE Locator, # 2 Exhibit EOIR Showing Petitioner's Next Court Date as June 16, 2026)(KAPITONOV, PETER) (Entered: 06/08/2026)

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Jun 09, 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 6/9/2026. (ps) (Entered: 06/09/2026)

Jun 09, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Jun 09, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Julien Xavier Neals. (ps)

Jun 09, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Jun 10, 2026

TEXT ORDER - Before the Court is Petitioner Edwin Leonardo Peguero De Los Santos' ("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 ) and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO") (ECF No. 2 ). Petitioner, a native of Dominican Republic, who entered the United States in December 2022 and was subsequently released into the country on parole, contends he is unlawfully detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b). (See generally id.) Based on this Court's statutory interpretation in Caiza Guevara v. Tsoukaris, No. 26-967 (JXN) and 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 the plain text of § 1225(b)(1) or (b)(2), as he was previously released into the country and was re-detained years later on the interior of the country. As such, 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). 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) or (b)(2), which the Court has found inapplicable to him. 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, to ensure full effectuation of this Court's judgment and to prevent circumvention of the relief granted. It is further ORDERED that Petitioner's TRO Motion (ECF No. 2) is DISMISSED as moot. It is finally ORDERED that if Respondents contend that this matter is factually distinguishable from Caiza Guevara and 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. Signed by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 6/10/2026. (kd) (Entered: 06/10/2026)

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Jun 10, 2026

Letter

Jun 10, 2026

Order on Motion for TRO

Jun 11, 2026

Terminate Civil Case

Jun 11, 2026

Text Order