District of New Jersey • 3:26-cv-08444

GARCIA ROMAN v. FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR

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Case Information

Filed: July 09, 2026
Assigned to: Zahid Nisar Quraishi
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa
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Last Activity: July 10, 2026
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Docket Entries

#1
Jul 09, 2026
EMERGENCY PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus Received. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Certificate of Service, # 3 Envelope)(mlh) (Entered: 07/09/2026)
Main Document: Petition Received
#2
Jul 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 7/9/2026. (jjc, ) (Entered: 07/09/2026)
#3
Jul 09, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by JOHN CROSBY on behalf of ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR, FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, SECRETARY (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(CROSBY, JOHN) (Entered: 07/09/2026)
Main Document: Notice of Appearance
#4
Jul 09, 2026
STATUS REPORT Regarding Location of Petitioner's Detention by ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR, FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, SECRETARY. (CROSBY, JOHN) (Entered: 07/09/2026)
Main Document: Status Report
Jul 09, 2026
Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order
#5
Jul 10, 2026
ORDER TO ANSWER; that Respondents Field Office Director, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Attorney General are dismissed without prejudice from this matter as the proper respondent in a petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is the warden of the facility where the detainee is currently being held; that the Clerk of the Court shall serve copies of the petition (ECF No. 1), and this Order, upon Respondent the Facility Administrator of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility by regular mail; that the Clerk of the Court shall forward a copy of the petition, and this Order, to Chief, Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, at the following email address: USANJ-HabeasCases@usdoj.gov; that, within 3 days after the date of entry of this Order, Respondent shall electronically file a full and complete answer to the petition, which responds to the factual and legal allegations of the Petition paragraph by paragraph; that ICE shall file a declaration, signed under penalty of perjury, either by hand or electronically, by either the Newark Field Office Director or by the Newark Field Office Deputy Director, that indicates that ICE has (i) received this Court's Order prohibiting Petitioner's transfer from New Jersey; and (ii) received written legal advice from the United States Attorney's Office on the subject of ICE's obligation to comply with that Order; the declaration shall be filed on the public docket of the Court on or before 12:00 p.m. EDT on July 10, 2026; that the Clerk of the Court shall forward Petitioner a blank form Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis in a Habeas Corpus Case, for use by a prisoner. Signed by Judge Zahid N. Quraishi on 7/9/2026. (ld)(n/m) (Entered: 07/10/2026)
Main Document: Order to Answer
#6
Jul 10, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by KEVIN JAMES MAGGIO on behalf of FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(MAGGIO, KEVIN) (Entered: 07/10/2026)
Main Document: Notice of Appearance
#7
Jul 10, 2026
DECLARATION of Acting Deputy Field Office Director re 5 Order to Answer,,,,,,, by FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(MAGGIO, KEVIN) (Entered: 07/10/2026)
Main Document: Declaration

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FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR
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GARCIA ROMAN
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