District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-09408

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Jul 27, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17714960.), filed by LUIS SANANGO PULI. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Detainee locator information)(CORRADO, CAROLYN) (Entered: 07/27/2026)

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Jul 27, 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 7/27/2026. (mfr) (Entered: 07/27/2026)

Jul 27, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Jul 27, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Jul 27, 2026

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

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Jul 28, 2026

TEXT ORDER: Petitioner Luis Sanango Puli is a native of Ecuador who alleges that he entered the United States without inspection or parole in 2017. (ECF No. 1, Petition at 1.) Petitioner's first encounter with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement was his arrest at a construction job in the Bronx, New York on July 24, 2026. (Id.) He alleges that he has no criminal history. (Id. at 2.) Petitioner has significant ties to the United States, including a U.S. citizen child. (Id.) He 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 4-13.) 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 of this order 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 of this order, 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 7/28/26. (cm, ) (Entered: 07/28/2026)

Jul 28, 2026

Order