District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-07290

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Jun 18, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17554647.), filed by GUILLERMO FELIX LOPEZ LOPEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Memorandum, # 4 Certificate of Service PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, # 5 Certificate of Service Email Service of AMENDED STANDING ORDER)(DETZKY, MICHAEL) (Entered: 06/18/2026)

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Jun 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 6/18/26. (tjg, ) (Entered: 06/18/2026)

Jun 18, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Madeline Cox Arleo. (tjg, )

Jun 18, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Jun 18, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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Jun 26, 2026

Status Report

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Jun 29, 2026

TEXT ORDER - Petitioner GUILLERMO FELIX LOPEZ LOPEZ is a noncitizen who has resided in the United States since 2000 and is a caretaker for his United States citizen child. (Petition at 10; see also ECF No. 3-1.) He was detained by ICE on June 15, 2026, placed in removal proceedings, and has been denied the opportunity for bond. (Id. at 8-10.) Based on these facts and the Court's decisions in Vasquez Lucero v. Soto, et al, No. 25-16737-MCA, 2025 WL 3240895, at *1-2 (D.N.J. Nov. 20, 2025) (holding that a noncitizen who entered without inspection and was later arrested in the interior of the United States could not be detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)) and Murillo-Castillo v. Florentino, No. 25-16728 2026 WL 1383062, at *5 (D.N.J. May 18, 2026) (rejecting the argument that 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5)(A) necessarily returns a noncitizen arrested in the interior of the United States to the detention status he held prior to parole), the Court holds that Petitioner is unlawfully detained under § 1225(b), in violation of the INA and his Fifth Amendment right to due process. Moreover, although 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) permits discretionary detention of noncitizens based on flight risk or dangerousness, it appears that Respondents have detained Petitioner under a flawed interpretation of § 1225(b)(2), and this Court will not correct Respondents' unlawful detention. See Murillo-Castillo, 2026 WL 1383062, at *6. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Petition (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Respondents shall release Petitioner within 24 hours. Alternatively, if Respondents contend that Petitioner's case is legally distinguishable or that Petitioner has a significant criminal history that he has not disclosed, they shall file an expedited answer within three (3) business days. If Respondents do not file an expedited answer, they shall file a status report within three (3) business days confirming Petitioner's release and requesting to close this case. The temporary stay of transfer entered at ECF No. 2 shall remain in effect while this matter is pending. So Ordered by Judge Madeline Cox Arleo on 6/29/26. (aa, ) (Entered: 06/29/2026)

Jun 29, 2026

Order

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Jun 30, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Jun 30, 2026

Letter

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Jul 01, 2026

Order of Dismissal