District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-07972

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Jun 30, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17602426.), filed by VICTOR ALFONSO GOMEZ GOMEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet j44 Civil Cover Sheet)(CHOW, MARTIN) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

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Jun 30, 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 6/30/2026. (jml, ) (Entered: 06/30/2026)

Jun 30, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Jun 30, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Jun 30, 2026

Judge Jamel K. Semper added. (jml, )

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Jul 01, 2026

TEXT ORDER: The Court has reviewed the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus of Petitioner Victor Alfonso Gomez Gomez ("Petitioner") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (ECF No. 1.) According to the Petition, Petitioner is a native and citizen of Mexico who entered the United States without inspection in 2008 and has resided here since. Petitioner alleges that he filed an application for asylum and withholding of removal in 2024, which remains pending. Petitioner further alleges that he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on June 30, 2026, in Neptune, New Jersey, and is presently detained at Delaney Hall Detention Facility. Petitioner contends that his continued detention violates the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the decision in Maldonado Bautista v. Santacruz, No. 5:25-cv-01873-SSS-BFM (C.D. Cal. Nov. 25, 2025), of which he alleges he is a certified class member. Based on the allegations of the Petition, the Court concludes that Petitioner is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), which entitles him to a custody redetermination before an Immigration Judge. Accordingly, the Petition (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED IN PART. It is therefore ORDERED that Respondents shall provide Petitioner with a bond hearing before an Immigration Judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and 8 C.F.R. § 236.1(d) within seven (7) days of the date of this Order. It is further ORDERED that, within three (3) days after the bond hearing, Respondents shall file a letter advising the Court of the outcome. So Ordered by Judge Jamel K. Semper on 7/1/2026. (ps) (Entered: 07/01/2026)

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Jul 01, 2026

MOTION for Order to Show Cause by VICTOR ALFONSO GOMEZ GOMEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Attorney Declaration of Martin W Chow, # 2 Exhibit maldonado Bautista Order dated Nov. 20, 2025, # 3 Exhibit Maldonado Bautista Order dated Nov. 25, 2025, # 4 Exhibit Maldonado Bautista Order dated Dec. 18, 2025, # 5 Exhibit Practice Advisory of Class Counsel, # 6 Exhibit Collection of Cases U.S. District Court, # 7 Exhibit Todd Lyons Memo of July 8, 2025, # 8 Exhibit AILA Practice Alert - EOIR Memo of Chief IJ Teresa Riley dated Jan 13, 2026, # 9 Exhibit Affidavit of Immigration Judge Lawrence O. Burman, # 10 Exhibit Order of Dismissal Monmouth County dated Mar. 24, 2014, # 11 Text of Proposed Order Order to Show Cause)(CHOW, MARTIN) (Entered: 07/01/2026)

Jul 01, 2026

Text Order

Jul 02, 2026

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Jul 06, 2026

Order on Motion to Show Cause

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Jul 07, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Jul 08, 2026

Letter

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Jul 09, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This matter having come before the Court upon a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (ECF No. 1), and the Court having previously ordered Respondents to provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) (ECF No. 3), and Respondents having filed a letter advising the Court of the outcome of said hearing (ECF No. 7), and the Court having reviewed the record and determined that the relief ordered has been provided. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that this matter is hereby CLOSED. So Ordered by Judge Jamel K. Semper on 7/9/2026. (sms) (Entered: 07/09/2026)

Jul 09, 2026

Order of Dismissal