District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-08710

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Jul 14, 2026

Emergency PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17660898.), filed by JORGE TEOBALDO SOLORZANO MORALES. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Certificate of Service)(HYKEL CUDDY, RENEE) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

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Jul 14, 2026

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by JORGE TEOBALDO SOLORZANO MORALES. (HYKEL CUDDY, RENEE) (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. (jml, ) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

Jul 14, 2026

Judge Katharine S. Hayden added. (jml, )

Jul 14, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Jul 14, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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Jul 15, 2026

TEXT ORDER:Petitioner Jorge Teobaldo Solorzano Morales is a citizen of Ecuador who alleges that he entered the United States without admission or parole on March 10, 2023. (ECF No. 1, Petition at 3, 5.) He allegedly has no criminal record and was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") during his ICE check-in on July 11, 2026. (Id. at 3.) He contends that he is unlawfully detained in Delaney Hall Detention Facility under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b) and is entitled to release. Petitioner filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and order to show cause seeking immediate release, an order enjoining his transfer outside New Jersey during this proceeding, and an order that Respondents show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue. (ECF No. 2, Motion for TRO and Order to Show Cause). 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. Having enjoined Petitioner's transfer and ordered an expedited resolution of the Petition, the Motion for TRO and Order to Show Cause, ECF No. 2, is DISMISSED as moot. 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

Jul 15, 2026

Order

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Jul 16, 2026

Letter

Jul 17, 2026

Order

Jul 20, 2026

Terminate Civil Case