District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-08656

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Jul 14, 2026

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17656062.), filed by GERONIMO VELASQUEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit)(CANDIA, WILLIAM) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

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Jul 14, 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 7/14/2026. (mfr) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

Jul 14, 2026

Case Assigned to Judge Katharine S. Hayden. (mfr)

Jul 14, 2026

QC - Attorney Case Opening

Jul 14, 2026

CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The case you electronically filed has been processed, however, the following deficiencies were found: Caption: Parties must named in ECF as they appear on the Petition. The Clerk's Office has made the appropriate changes. Please refer to the Attorney Case Opening Guide for processing electronically filed cases. (mfr)

Jul 14, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Jul 14, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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Jul 15, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Petitioner GERONIMO VELASQUEZ is a citizen of Peru who alleges that, on or about April 2006, he entered the United States without a visa, was not arrested by an immigration officer in connection with his entry, and has continuously lived with his family in New Jersey since his entry. (ECF No. 1, Petition at 1, 17-18, 25.) He allegedly has no criminal record and was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") on July 10, 2026 (id. at 1, 20), and contends that he is unlawfully detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b) and is entitled to release. 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 within 48 hours 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 within 48 hours, 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 7/15/26. (cm, ) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

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Jul 15, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by SARINA KAPLAN on behalf of PAM BONDI, WARDEN DELANEY HALL DETENTION CENTER, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, JOHN TSOUKARIS, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (KAPLAN, SARINA) (Entered: 07/15/2026)

Jul 15, 2026

Order

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Jul 16, 2026

Letter

Jul 17, 2026

Order

Jul 20, 2026

Terminate Civil Case