District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-06986

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Jun 11, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number NEW54281.), filed by ANA MARIA BARRAGAN VALENCIA. (Attachments: # 1 Unsigned Electronic Consent form, # 2 Letters of Good Faith, # 3 Exhibits)(pm, ) (Entered: 06/12/2026)

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Jun 12, 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 6/11/2026. (pm, ) (Entered: 06/12/2026)

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Jun 12, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by CHRISTIAN CARRARA on behalf of WARDEN, DELANEY HALL DETENTION FACILITY (CARRARA, CHRISTIAN) (Entered: 06/12/2026)

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Jun 12, 2026

TEXT ORDER - Currently pending before the Court is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. ECF No. 1. Petitioner appears to allege that she is unlawfully detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225. See, e.g., id. at 3-5. Under this Court's recent decisions in Rivera Zumba v. Bondi, No. 25-14626 (KSH), 2025 WL 2753496 (D.N.J. Sept. 26, 2025) (interpreting § 1225(b)(2)), Rivas Rodriguez v. Rokosky, No. 25-17419 (CPO), 2025 WL 3485628 (D.N.J. Dec. 3, 2025) (interpreting § 1225(b)(1)), and other recent decisions in this District interpreting § 1225, the Court holds that Petitioner is subject to detention under § 1226(a). It is therefore ORDERED that, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), within seven (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 she presents a flight risk or a danger to the community in accordance with 8 C.F.R. 236.1(c)(8) and (d)(1). Within three (3) days of that bond hearing, Respondents shall file a written notice of the outcome of that hearing with this Court. If Respondents contend that Petitioner's detention is distinguishable from the cases in this district previously addressing § 1225, 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 of the date of filing of Respondents' expedited answer. Petitioner shall not be removed from a facility within the District of New Jersey, or from the United States, without permission from this Court, except for purposes of his bond hearing and/or release from detention. The Court has authority to stay removal under the All Writs Act. See 28 U.S.C. § 1651 (permitting courts to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law"); F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (recognizing "a limited judicial power to preserve the court's jurisdiction or maintain the status quo by injunction pending review of an agency's action through the prescribed statutory channels"); see also Dabone v. Karn, 763 F.2d 593, 597 n.2 (3d Cir. 1985). So Ordered by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 6/12/2026. (aa, ) (Entered: 06/12/2026)

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Jun 12, 2026

Letter from Respondents Re. Update on Location of Petitioner. (CARRARA, CHRISTIAN) (Entered: 06/12/2026)

Jun 12, 2026

Order

Jun 12, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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Jun 15, 2026

Letter

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Jun 15, 2026

Exhibit (to Document)

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Jun 16, 2026

TEXT ORDER - The Court is in receipt of Respondents' letters, which state that Petitioner was moved from New Jersey to Cambria County Jail in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania on the morning of June 11, 2026, ECF No. 5, and then was moved from Cambria County Jail to Eloy Detention Center in Eloy, Arizona on June 12, 2026, ECF No. 6. This action was filed on June 11, 2026, ECF No. 1, and habeas "jurisdiction lies in only one district: the district of confinement" at the time of filing, Khalil v. President, U.S., 164 F.4th 259, 268 (3d Cir. 2026). Accordingly, the parties shall each submit a letter (not to exceed 3 pages each) addressing the Court's jurisdiction over this action. Respondents shall serve a copy of this Text Order on Petitioner. Plaintiff shall not be moved from Arizona (or from the United States) to any other jurisdiction (except New Jersey) without permission from this Court. See In re Philippi, No. 06-91, 2006 WL 1949020, at *1 n.1 (D.N.J. July 11, 2006) ("[A] court may issue an order to preserve the status quo to protect its ability to render judgment until such time as said court determines whether it may properly exercise jurisdiction." (citing United States v. United Mine Workers of Am., 330 U.S. 258, 293 (1947))); Star Creations Inv. Co. v. Alan Amron Dev., Inc., No. 95-4328, 1995 WL 495126, at *16 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 18, 1995) ("A district court possesses inherent powers of equity sufficient to enable it to preserve the status quo until the question of its jurisdiction can be resolved." (quoting Fernandez-Roque v. Smith, 671 F.2d 426, 431 (11th Cir. 1982))); see also In re Patriot's Point Assocs., Ltd., 902 F.2d 1566 (4th Cir. 1990) ("The district court may of course properly preserve the status quo until the question of its jurisdiction can be resolved.") So Ordered by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 6/16/2026. (aa, ) (Entered: 06/16/2026)

Jun 16, 2026

Order

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Jun 18, 2026

Certification

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Jun 19, 2026

Letter

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Jun 20, 2026

Certification

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Jul 01, 2026

Mail Returned