District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-08490

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Jul 10, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17642302.), filed by LUIS ALBERTO CAGUANA CAGUANA. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit ICE Locator Sheet, # 2 Exhibit EOIR CASE INFO, # 3 Exhibit WORK AUTHORIZATION, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(CARDENAS, VERONICA) (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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Jul 10, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Petitioner LUIS ALBERTO CAGUANA CAGUANA is a citizen of Ecuador who allegedly has been continuously present in the United States for at least twenty years and has continuously lived and worked in the United States since at least 2005. (ECF No. 1, Petition at 12-13.) He allegedly has no criminal record and was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") on July 6, 2026 (id. at 8, 17), and contends that he is unlawfully detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b) and is entitled to release or a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). In Rivera Zumba v. Bondi, Civ. No. 25-cv-14626, 2025 WL 2753496, at *7-9 (D.N.J. Sept. 26, 2025), this Court held that the plain language of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) does not govern the detention of a noncitizen who enters the United States without inspection and is later arrested within the interior of the United States; see also Guzman v. Bondi, 26-1250 (KSH), 2026 WL 1534682, at *5 (D.N.J., 2026) (Jun. 1, 2026) (rejecting respondents' argument that noncitizen who was paroled at the border under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5)(A) reverts to his prior detention status following a period of parole). Based on the allegations in the Petition and this Court's prior decisions, the Court conditionally GRANTS the Petition. The Court will not convert Petitioner's detention to a potentially lawful alternate form under a different statute with different procedural requirements and rules. See Guzman, 2026 WL 1534682, at *5. It is ORDERED that Respondents shall release Petitioner by noon on Sunday, July 12, 2026, and confirm his release in writing on the docket within three (3) days. ALTERNATIVELY, if Respondents contend that Petitioner's case is factually or legally distinguishable, they shall file an expedited answer by noon on Sunday July 12, 2026, and Petitioner may file a reply within three (3) days of the filing of the expedited answer. The Court's Text Order (ECF No. 2) that temporarily enjoins Respondents from transferring Petitioner from this District REMAINS IN EFFECT until Petitioner is released or the proceedings conclude. So Ordered by Judge Katharine S. Hayden on 7/10/2026. (mw) (Entered: 07/10/2026)

Jul 10, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Jul 10, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Katharine S. Hayden. (tjg, )

Jul 10, 2026

Order

Jul 10, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Jul 11, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by KEVIN JAMES MAGGIO on behalf of JONATHAN FLORENTINO, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LUIS SOTO (jml, ) (Entered: 07/12/2026)

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Jul 11, 2026

Letter from Robert Frazer in response to the Court's text order entered at ECF No. 3 re: Petitioner's Release from ICE Custody. (jml, ) (Entered: 07/12/2026)

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Jul 16, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Respondents' letter confirms that LUIS ALBERTO CAGUANA CAGUANA was released from detention on July 10, 2026, at 7:10 p.m., as directed in this Court's Order issued on the same day. (ECF Nos. 3, 5.) Therefore, this matter shall be dismissed WITHOUT PREJUDICE and marked CLOSED. So Ordered by Judge Katharine S. Hayden on 7/16/26. (cm, ) (Entered: 07/16/2026)

Jul 16, 2026

***Civil Case Terminated. (wh)

Jul 16, 2026

Order

Jul 16, 2026

Terminate Civil Case