District of New Jersey • 1:26-cv-10683

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Aug 20, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17834848.), filed by JUAN FRANCISCO CHIPIX SIMON. (Attachments: # 1 Certification 11B, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Certificate of Service)(DESHMUKH, AMIT) (Entered: 08/20/2026)

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Aug 21, 2026

ORDER. Respondents are hereby enjoined from transferring Petitioner from New Jersey pending further Order of the Court. Signed by Judge Christine P. O'Hearn on 8/21/2026. (ijf) (Entered: 08/21/2026)

Aug 21, 2026

Judge Christine P. O'Hearn added. (ijf)

Aug 21, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

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Aug 24, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by BRIDGET ELLEN ZARRILLO on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, TODD LYONS, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LUIS SOTO (ZARRILLO, BRIDGET) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

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Aug 24, 2026

RESPONSE to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by TODD BLANCHE, TODD LYONS, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LUIS SOTO. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit EX 1 Municipal Court Case Search Overview, # 2 Exhibit EX 2 Refusal Ticket, # 3 Exhibit EX 3 Careless Driving Ticket, # 4 Exhibit EX 4 Parking Ticket 1, # 5 Exhibit EX 5 Parking Ticket 2, # 6 Exhibit EX 6 Parking Ticket 3, # 7 Exhibit EX 7 Parking Ticket 4)(ZARRILLO, BRIDGET) (Entered: 08/24/2026)

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Aug 25, 2026

TEXT ORDER: The Court is in receipt of Respondents' response to the Court's Self-Executing Order. (ECF No. 4). In light of Respondents' representation that Petitioner is detained pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2), and this Court's decision in Bethancourt Soto v. Soto, 807 F. Supp. 3d 397 (D.N.J. 2025), among other cases, it appears to the Court, at a minimum, that Petitioner is being unlawfully detained under Respondents' repeated invocation of 8 U.S.C. § 1225. As explained in Bethancourt Soto, where, as here, a noncitizen was apprehended in the interior of the United States after residing here for an extended period, is not subject to a final order of removal, and has no criminal history requiring mandatory detention, detention is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1226, which affords the noncitizen an opportunity to seek bond. Respondents do not assert that anything in Petitioner's history of law-enforcement encounters would require a different result or otherwise render him subject to mandatory detention. Accordingly, the Petition, (ECF No. 1), is GRANTED. Within twenty-four (24) hours of the entry of this Order, Respondents shall RELEASE Petitioner in accordance with the provisions and procedures set forth in the Self-Executing Order, (ECF No. 2), and file confirmation of Petitioner's release on the docket. All other applicable provisions of the Self-Executing Order shall remain in full force and effect. The Clerk of the Court shall CLOSE this case. So Ordered by Judge Christine P. O'Hearn on 8/25/2026. (hem, ) (Entered: 08/25/2026)

Aug 25, 2026

***Civil Case Terminated. (hem, )

Aug 25, 2026

Terminate Civil Case

Aug 25, 2026

Text Order

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Aug 26, 2026

Letter