District of New Jersey • 3:25-cv-18481

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Dec 10, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-16899629.), filed by MARIA DE JESUS CASTILLO COREA. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Notice to Appear, # 2 Exhibit Form I-213, # 3 Exhibit Order Reopening Proceedings, # 4 Exhibit Order to Admin Close, # 5 Exhibit I-130 Approval Notice, # 6 Exhibit I-601A Receipt Notice, # 7 Exhibit Biometrics Appt. Notice, # 8 Exhibit ICE Locator Record, # 9 Brief in Support of Petition for Habeas Corpus, # 10 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order, # 11 Statement Notice of Appearance, # 12 Civil Cover Sheet JS-44, # 13 Certificate of Service)(CAMILO, JASON) (Entered: 12/10/2025)

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Dec 10, 2025

MOTION for Order to Show Cause by MARIA DE JESUS CASTILLO COREA. (Attachments: # 1 Brief)(CAMILO, JASON) (Entered: 12/10/2025)

Dec 11, 2025

Case assigned to Judge Georgette Castner. (tjg, )

Dec 11, 2025

Notice of Judicial Preferences

Dec 11, 2025

Set Deadlines as to 2 MOTION for Order to Show Cause . Motion set for 1/5/2026 before Judge Georgette Castner. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (kht)

Dec 11, 2025

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Dec 11, 2025

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Dec 11, 2025

Notice of Judicial Preferences. Click here for the Judge's Individual Procedure Requirements. (mlh)

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Dec 12, 2025

TEXT ORDER: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's petition (Petition) for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (ECF No. 1 ) and her motion for an order to show cause (Motion for OTSC) (ECF No. 2 ). The Motion for OTSC is DENIED as moot, and the Clerk of Court shall terminate the Motion pending at ECF No. 2 . Pursuant to the All Writs Act, see 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a), Respondents SHALL NOT TRANSFER Petitioner from the District of New Jersey, and SHALL NOT REMOVE Petitioner from the United States, pending further order of this Court. According to Petitioner, Respondents are presently detaining Petitioner under the mandatory detention provisions of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b), pursuant to the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals in In Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I. & N. Dec. 216 (BIA 2025). (ECF No. 1 22.) Under this Court's recent decision in Chen v. Soto, No. 25-17198, 2025 WL 3527239 (D.N.J. Dec. 9, 2025), the Court holds that Petitioner is subject to detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), which requires an opportunity to seek bond, id. at *2-4. Specifically, it appears that: (1) Petitioner entered the United States without inspection in December 1999; (2) on December 18, 1999, Petitioner was released on her own recognizance; (3) Petitioner has continuously resided in the United States since 1999; (4) Petitioner does not have a criminal record; (4) Petitioner is married to a United States citizen, her husband filed an I-130 petition on her behalf, which was approved, and the immigration judge administratively closed her proceedings to allow her to file for an unlawful presence waiver, which has been filed; and (5) on December 8, 2025, in the interior of the United States, Petitioner was detained by U.S. Immigration and Enforcement agents while she was having her biometrics taken as part of her waiver application. (ECF No. 1 16-20, 25.) Based on these alleged facts, Chen controls this present matter. Chen, 2025 WL 3527239, at *4. In accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), within seven (7) days of the date of entry of this Text Order, Respondents shall provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing before an immigration judge who shall assess whether he presents a flight risk or a danger to the community. Within three (3) days of that bond hearing, Respondents shall file a written notice of the outcome of that hearing with this Court. If Respondents contend that Chen does not control, they shall file an expedited answer within five (5) days of the date of entry of this Text Order, and Petitioner may file a reply within three (3) days of the date of filing of Respondents' expedited answer. Finally, the Clerk of Court shall forward a copy of the Petition (ECF No. 1 ), the attached documents (ECF Nos 1 -1 through 1-13), the Motion for OTSC and supporting brief (ECF No. 2 & 2-1), and this Text Order to the Chief, Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, at the following email address: USANJ-HabeasCases@usdoj.gov. So Ordered by Judge Georgette Castner on 12/12/2025. (jmh) (Entered: 12/12/2025)

Dec 12, 2025

Docket Annotation (public)

Dec 12, 2025

3 Text Order and docket entries emailed to USANJ-HabeasCases@usdoj.gov on 12/12/2025. (jmh)

Dec 12, 2025

Text Order

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Dec 19, 2025

Status Report

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Dec 22, 2025

Letter

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Dec 23, 2025

TEXT ORDER: This matter comes before the Court on Petitioner's letter request for the Court to order her immediate release from immigration detention. (ECF No. 5 at 2.) Petitioner has established that, since the IJ granted release on bond on December 17, 2025, her family and counsel have diligently but unsuccessfully attempted to post bond and obtain release and that ICE has failed to process the bond and release Petitioner pursuant to the IJ's December 17, 2025 order and this Court's Text Order (ECF No. 3) concluding that Petitioner is subject to detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), which requires an opportunity to seek bond, and ordering Respondents to provide an expeditious bond hearing before an IJ. (ECF No. 5 at 1-2.) Accordingly, the request for immediate release is GRANTED. By 5:00 p.m., December 24, 2025, Respondents SHALL RELEASE Petitioner from immigration detention, subject to the prior terms of supervision, if any, in effect at the time she was detained, and provide written notice to the Court of Petitioner's release from custody. So Ordered by Judge Georgette Castner on 12/23/2025. (alg) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

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Dec 23, 2025

Letter

Dec 23, 2025

Text Order

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Dec 24, 2025

Letter

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Jan 07, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's letter filed December 23, 2025 "re Respondents' Defiance of the Court's Order of 12-23-2025 re 6 Text Order." (ECF No. 7 ). Petitioner claims that Respondents "are acting contrary to the [Court's December 23, 2025 Text] Order" (ECF No. 6 ) because the Court ordered her release from immigration detention, subject to the prior terms of supervision, if any, in effect at the time she was detained but Respondents, upon release, placed an ankle monitor on Petitioner and ordered her to report to enroll in the ATD program and begin regular reporting (conditions that allegedly were not in effect at the time she was detained). (ECF No. 7 at 1-2.) On December 24, 2025, the United States Attorney's Office submitted a letter stating that, "[a]lthough ICE placed Petitioner under supervision, ICE advised this Office that it is aware of the issue raised in Petitioner's recent letter, ECF No. 7, and is working expeditiously to address it." (ECF No. 8 at 1.) According to their letter, "Respondents will provide clarity to Petitioner regarding Petitioner's terms of supervision by December 26, 2025, pursuant to her request, unless otherwise directed by the Court." (Id.) To date, Respondents have failed to submit any clarification. Neither Petitioner nor Respondents have provided any update regarding Petitioner's current terms of supervision. Within three (3) days of the date of entry of this Text Order, Respondents shall file the submission that allegedly "will provide clarity" regarding the supervised release terms. Within three (3) days of the date of filing of Respondents' submission, Petitioner shall file a reply to the submission. So Ordered by Judge Georgette Castner on 1/7/2026. (jmh) (Entered: 01/07/2026)

Jan 07, 2026

Text Order

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Jan 09, 2026

Substitution of Attorney

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Jan 09, 2026

Status Report

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Jan 10, 2026

Letter

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Jan 13, 2026

TEXT ORDER: The Court previously ordered that Respondents shall release Petitioner from immigration detention, subject to the prior terms of supervision, if any, in effect at the time Petitioner was detained. (ECF No. 6 .) Petitioner was released, but Petitioner claims that Respondents violated this Court's order by imposing conditions that were not in effect at the time Petitioner was detained; Respondents acknowledged that ICE placed Petitioner under supervision, ICE was working on this issue, and Respondents would provide clarity regarding the terms of supervision; and the Court ordered Respondents to file a submission clarifying the status of Petitioner's supervised release terms (and ordered Petitioner to file a reply to Respondents' submission). (See ECF No. 9 .) Based on the parties' submissions, it appears that all terms of supervision have been terminated and that Petitioner is not subject to any supervised release terms or conditions. (ECF Nos. 11 & 12 .) Having granted Petitioner all available relief, no further issues remain for adjudication. The Clerk of the Court shall CLOSE this matter. If any further issues arise regarding Petitioner's release or supervision, Petitioner may file a motion to reopen. So Ordered by Judge Georgette Castner on 1/13/2026. (jmh) (Entered: 01/13/2026)

Jan 13, 2026

Order of Dismissal AND Text Order

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Feb 23, 2026

Notice of Appeal (USCA Philadelphia)

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Feb 25, 2026

USCA Notice of Docketing (Case No & Mgr Assigned)