District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-07150

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Jun 15, 2026

PETITION RECEIVED for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by MIGUEL POP-CHOC. (Attachments: # 1 Application IFP, # 2 Notice of filing, # 3 Memorandum, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Declaration, # 6 Certificate of Service)(n/m)(vm) Modified on 6/17/2026 (mj). (Entered: 06/16/2026)

#2

Jun 15, 2026

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by MIGUEL POP-CHOC. (vm) (Entered: 06/16/2026)

#3

Jun 16, 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 6-16-26. (vm) (Entered: 06/16/2026)

Jun 16, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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Jun 17, 2026

AMENDED PETITION RECEIVED for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by MIGUEL POP-CHOC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Exhibit) (Received via ADS) (mj) (Entered: 06/17/2026)

#5

Jun 17, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This matter comes before the Court upon pro se Petitioner Miguel Pop-Choc's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. D.E. 1 ("Petition"). Petitioner challenges his mandatory detention by immigration authorities under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b) as unlawful and in violation of his liberty interest under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Petition. Along with his Petition, Petitioner also filed a motion for a temporary restraining order seeking an order enjoining his transfer or removal from outside the District of New Jersey and for his immediate release. D.E. 2 ("TRO Motion"). Petitioner also submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) in lieu of the filing fee. D.E. [1-1] ("IFP App."). Petitioner has not established that he is unable to pay the $5 filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). Therefore, the Court will defer ruling on Petitioner's IFP application pursuant to Brown v. Sage, 941 F.3d 655, 660 (3d Cir. 2019) ("a court has the discretion to consider the merits of a case and evaluate an IFP application in either order or even simultaneously."). To avoid administrative dismissal of this action, Petitioner shall pay the $5 filing fee or submit a properly completed IFP application on this Court's Form AO-239, within seven days.In accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules Governing 2254 Cases ("Habeas Rule 4"), applicable to § 2241 cases through Rule 1(b), scope of the Rules, this Court has screened the Petition for dismissal and determined dismissal without a full answer is not warranted. Respondents shall file an expedited answer to the Petition within five days. Petitioner may file a reply brief within three days of the filing date of the answer. The Clerk shall serve a copy of this order and a blank IFP application, Form AO-239, on Petitioner by regular U.S. mail. The TRO Motion, D.E. 2, is DISMISSED as MOOT because the Court has enjoined Petitioner's transfer from New Jersey and ordered an expedited resolution of this matter.. So Ordered by Judge Evelyn Padin on 06/17/2026. (lr, ) (Entered: 06/17/2026)

Jun 17, 2026

Text Order