District of New Jersey • 1:26-cv-08942

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Jul 17, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17678547.), filed by LINDA PINZON OTALVARO. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Index of Exhibits, # 3 Exhibit A - Parole Notification, # 4 Exhibit B - Expedited Removal Documents, # 5 Exhibit C - Criminal Complaint, # 6 Exhibit D - Pretrial Detention Order, # 7 Exhibit E - Plea and Release Forms, # 8 Exhibit F - CFI Worksheet and Determination, # 9 Exhibit G - NTA)(HUFSTADER, REBECCA) (Entered: 07/17/2026)

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Jul 17, 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 7/17/2026. (jml, ) (Entered: 07/17/2026)

Jul 17, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Jul 17, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Jul 17, 2026

Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb added. (jml, )

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Jul 20, 2026

TEXT ORDER This matter comes before the Court upon Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Dkt. No. 1 ("Petition"). Petitioner challenges her immigration detention as unlawful. In accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules Governing 2254 Cases ("Habeas Rule 4"), applicable to § 2241 cases through Rule 1(b), scope of the Rules, this Court has screened the Petition for dismissal and determined dismissal without a full answer is not warranted. Respondents shall file an expedited answer to the Petition within seven (7) days. Petitioner may file a reply to the answer within three (3) days. So Ordered by Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 07/20/2026. (Costigan, Roberta) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

Jul 20, 2026

Order

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Jul 22, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Jul 27, 2026

Letter

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Jul 30, 2026

Response (NOT Motion)

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Aug 17, 2026

TEXT ORDER This matter comes before the Court upon Petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Dkt. No. 1, Petition), Respondents' answer in opposition (Dkt. No. 5, Answer) and Petitioner's reply brief (Dkt. No. 6, Reply). This issue is whether Petitioner, having pled a burglary charge down to trespass and having a theft charged dismissed, may no longer be detained under the Laken-Riley Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c)(1)(E), and if not, whether Petitioner is detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), which requires she be provided a bond hearing. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Respondents shall either: (1)provide Petitioner with a bond hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within seven (7) days of this Order; or (2) file a supplemental brief, no more than ten (10) pages, within 21 days of this Order, addressing the legal effect of the June 22, 2026 dismissal/downgrade of charges relevant to application of the Laken Riley Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c)(1)(E), and Petitioner's as-applied due-process challenges to the Laken Riley Act. Petitioner may file a reply to Respondents' supplemental brief within seven (7) days. So Ordered by Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 08/17/2026. (Costigan, Roberta) (Entered: 08/17/2026)

Aug 17, 2026

Order

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Sep 09, 2026

Letter

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Sep 14, 2026

Response (NOT Motion)

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Oct 14, 2026

TEXT ORDER It is ORDERED that the parties shall file simultaneous supplemental briefs, not to exceed seven 7 pages, limited to the following statutory issues under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c)(1)(E)(ii). No supplemental briefing on constitutional claims or remedy is authorized.How, if at all, does § 1226(c)(3)'s direction that DHS "shall issue a detainer" for an alien "described in paragraph (1)(E)" and "shall effectively and expeditiously take custody" bear on the meaning of § 1226(c)(1)(E)(ii)'s phrase "is arrested for"? In particular, does the detainer provision indicate that a prior arrest for a listed offense is independently sufficient to render a noncitizen an alien "described in paragraph (1)(E)," or does it instead presuppose that the noncitizen satisfies one of paragraph (1)(E)'s predicates at the time the detainer is issued or custody is taken? The parties should address the statutory cross-reference, the present-tense phrasing of the enumerated predicates, and whether either construction gives independent work to § 1226(c)(3) without rendering language in § 1226(c)(1)(E)(ii) superfluous. So Ordered by Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 10/14/2026. (Costigan, Roberta) (Entered: 10/14/2026)

Oct 14, 2026

Order