District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-08486

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Jul 10, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17642219.), filed by LEONIDAS F. SIGUENCIA CUESTA. (Attachments: # 1 Habeas Order, # 2 Brief, # 3 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, # 4 Certificate of Service, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet)(FERNANDEZ, REGIS) (Entered: 07/10/2026)

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Jul 10, 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 7/10/26. (tjg, ) (Entered: 07/10/2026)

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TEXT ORDER : This matter is before the Court on the Petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (D.E. No. 1 ("Petition" or "Pet.")). Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb entered a Text Order enjoining Respondents from transferring Petitioner from New Jersey pending further Order of the Court. (D.E. No. 2 ). Pursuant to the All Writs Act, see 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), Respondents SHALL NOT TRANSFER Petitioner from the District of New Jersey, and SHALL NOT REMOVE Petitioner from the United States, pending further order of this Court. Petitioner, a native and citizen of Ecuador, alleges that he entered the United States through the United States-Mexico border in approximately 2004, and he has continuously resided in this country since his entry. (Pet. Paras. 12-13). Petitioner resides in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, is the father of (and provides for) an eighteen-year old U.S. citizen son, and works with his brother (a lawful permanent resident) in the family's construction business. (Id. Paras. 14, 16-17). Petitioner also suffers from a serious and ongoing medical condition involving his kidneys, which requires continuous medical management. (Id. Para. 18). In 2005, Petitioner was arrested following an allegation of domestic violence, and the criminal complaint was subsequently dismissed. (Id. Para. 20). He has no other criminal history. (Id.). On July 8, 2026, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Petitioner while he was driving, and he has been detained at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey. (Id. Paras. 1, 19). Based on Petitioner's allegations and this Court's recent decision in Diaz Rudecindo v. Florentino, No. 25-16942, 2025 WL 3470299 (D.N.J. Dec. 3, 2025), the Court holds that Petitioner is subject to detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and that Respondents have unlawfully detained Petitioner without a bond hearing under § 1225(b)(2) in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act and his Fifth Amendment right to due process. See also Rivera Zumba v. Bondi, No. 25-14626, 2025 WL 2753496 (D.N.J. Sept. 26, 2025); Vasquez Lucero v. Soto, No. 25-16737, 2025 WL 3240895 (D.N.J. Nov. 20, 2025); Quintanar Hernandez v. Bondi, No. 26-04096, D.E. No. 4 (D.N.J. Apr. 17, 2026). Accordingly, the Petition, (D.E. No. 1 ), is GRANTED. Given Petitioner's criminal history, the Court concludes that, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), within ten (10) days of the date of entry of this Text Order, Respondents shall provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing before an IJ who shall assess whether Petitioner presents a flight risk or a danger to the community, pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 236.1(c)(8), (d)(1). Respondents shall provide Petitioner's counsel notice of the bond hearing as well as a reasonable opportunity to prepare for the hearing and to reschedule the hearing without seeking this Court's intervention. Within three (3) days of that bond hearing, Respondents shall file a written notice of the outcome of that hearing with this Court. Alternatively, if Respondents contend that Petitioner's case is legally distinguishable from those cases cited herein, they shall file an expedited answer within twenty-four (24) hours of the time of entry of this Text Order. Petitioner may file a reply within forty-eight (48) hours of the time of filing of Respondents' expedited answer. Petitioner's request for an order to show cause, (D.E. No. 1 -3), is DENIED as moot. The Clerk of the Court shall forward a copy of the Petition, (D.E. No. 1 ), the attachments to the Petition (D.E. Nos. 1 -1 through 1 -5), and this Text Order to the Chief, Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, at the following email address: USANJ-HabeasCases@usdoj.gov. So Ordered by Judge Esther Salas on 7/10/2026. (ek) (Entered: 07/10/2026)

Jul 10, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Jul 10, 2026

Text Order

Jul 10, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Esther Salas. (tjg, )

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Case Assigned/Reassigned