District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-09301

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Jul 23, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17704546.), filed by JOSE ANGEL MARTINEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Index of Exhibits, # 3 Exhibit A - ICE Detainee Locator, # 4 Exhibit B - EOIR Automated Case Information)(HUFSTADER, REBECCA) (Entered: 07/23/2026)

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Jul 24, 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 7/24/2026. (jr) (Entered: 07/24/2026)

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Jul 24, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Petitioner Jose Angel Martinez is a citizen of Honduras who alleges that he entered the United States without inspection and has had no prior contact with immigration officials. (ECF No. 1, Petition at 7.) Petitioner was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") on July 8, 2026, while walking to work in Toms River, New Jersey. (Id.) He alleges that he has no criminal history. (Id. at 2.) Petitioner contends that he is unlawfully detained in Delaney Hall Detention Facility under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b) and is entitled to release. (Id. at 2-3, 30-36.) 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 5:00 p.m. on July 26, 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 5:00 p.m. on July 26, 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. 3) 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 7/24/26. (cm, ) (Entered: 07/24/2026)

Jul 24, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Jul 24, 2026

Order

Jul 24, 2026

Case assigned to Judge Katharine S. Hayden. (jr)

Jul 24, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Jul 26, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Jul 26, 2026

Letter

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Aug 03, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Respondents' letter confirms that Jose Angel Martinez was released from detention on July 24, 2026, at 2:35 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 8/3/26. (cm, ) (Entered: 08/03/2026)

Aug 03, 2026

Terminate Civil Case

Aug 03, 2026

Order