District of New Jersey • 3:26-cv-08560

#1

Jul 10, 2026

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus to show cause ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17647596.), filed by JORGE LORENZO SAULA PICHASACA. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet civil cover sheet, # 2 Text of Proposed Order proposed order to show cause, # 3 Text of Proposed Order proposed order to show cause)(LIPSITZ, JONATHAN) (Entered: 07/10/2026)

#2

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 7/10/2026. (jml, ) (Entered: 07/10/2026)

Jul 10, 2026

Notice of Judicial Preferences

Jul 10, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Jul 10, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Jul 10, 2026

Judge Robert Kirsch added. (jml, )

Jul 10, 2026

Notice of Judicial Preferences. Click here for the Judge's Individual Procedure Requirements. (jml, )

#3

Jul 14, 2026

ORDER TO ANSWER; that the Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of the Petition and this Order upon Respondents 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 Respondents shall electronically file a full and complete answer to the Petition (ECF No. 1) within seven days. Signed by Judge Robert Kirsch on 7/14/2026. (ld)(n/m) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

#4

Jul 21, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by JOHN CROSBY on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, ERIC ROKOSKY, ARTHUR J. WILSON (CROSBY, JOHN) (Entered: 07/21/2026)

#5

Jul 21, 2026

RESPONSE to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, ERIC ROKOSKY, ARTHUR J. WILSON. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1- Form I-213, # 2 Exhibit 2- Form I-200, # 3 Exhibit 3- Notice to Appear)(CROSBY, JOHN) (Entered: 07/21/2026)

#6

Jul 22, 2026

Letter from Counsel. (LIPSITZ, JONATHAN) (Entered: 07/22/2026)

#7

Aug 18, 2026

Letter from Counsel. (LIPSITZ, JONATHAN) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

#8

Aug 18, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Petitioner is a noncitizen with no criminal history who has resided in the United States for nine years and was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the interior of the United States on July 9, 2026. (ECF No. 5 -1 at 2; ECF No. 1, Petition at 1, 18-21.) Respondents filed an expedited answer asserting that Petitioner is lawfully detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2) (ECF No. 5 ), an argument this Court rejected in Mejia v. Cabezas, No. 25-CV-17094, 2025 WL 3294405, at *2 (D.N.J. Nov. 14, 2025) (holding that noncitizens who entered the United States without inspection and were later arrested in the interior could only be detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a)); see also Correa v. Delaney Hall, No. 26-4876, 2026 WL 1803202, at *3 (D.N.J. Jun. 23, 2026). Having considered the expedited answer, the Court directs Respondents to release Petitioner within 24 hours and file a letter within three (3) days confirming his release and requesting to close this matter. So Ordered by Judge Robert Kirsch on 08/18/2026. (pdm) (Entered: 08/18/2026)

Aug 18, 2026

Text Order

#9

Aug 20, 2026

STATUS REPORT Regarding Petitioner's Release by TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, ERIC ROKOSKY, ARTHUR J. WILSON. (CROSBY, JOHN) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

#10

Aug 21, 2026

LETTER ORDER confirming Petitioner's release and closing this matter. Signed by Judge Robert Kirsch on 8/21/2026. (arm) (Entered: 08/21/2026)