District of New Jersey • 2:25-cv-18627

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Dec 15, 2025

First PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2241 ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-16911168.), filed by LAURA VALENTINA MESA MARTINEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit)(WU, ANDREW) (Entered: 12/15/2025)

Dec 15, 2025

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Dec 15, 2025

Case Assigned to Judge Jamel K. Semper. (mfr)

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Dec 18, 2025

Show Cause

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Dec 18, 2025

Appear Pro Hac Vice

Dec 19, 2025

Set Deadlines as to 3 First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, 2 First MOTION for Order to Show Cause. Motion set for 1/20/2026 before Judge Jamel K. Semper. 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. (adc, )

Dec 19, 2025

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

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Dec 22, 2025

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, that Respondents shall SHOW CAUSE, no later than Tuesday, 12/30/2025, why the Petition for habeas corpus relief should not be granted. Petitioner may file a reply brief in support of the Petition within three (3) business days after the filing of Respondents' answer. Petitioner shall serve a copy of this Order and the habeas petition upon Respondents within two (2) business days of the entry of this Order, and promptly file proof of service on the docket. Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States during the pendency of these proceedings. So Ordered by Judge Jamel K. Semper on 12/22/2025. (sms) (Entered: 12/22/2025)

Dec 22, 2025

Text Order

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Dec 24, 2025

Affidavit of Service

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Dec 29, 2025

Substitution of Attorney

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Dec 29, 2025

Response to Habeas Petition

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Dec 31, 2025

Reply to Response to Motion

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Dec 31, 2025

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice

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Dec 31, 2025

TEXT ORDER: This matter comes before the Court upon Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 1 ). Respondents have filed a letter response to the petition stipulating to the facts alleged in the petition and acknowledging that they rely on the same statutory interpretation set forth In the Matter of Hurtado rejected by this Court in Contreras Maldonado v. Cabezas, No. 25-13004 (JKS), 2025 WL 2985256 (D.N.J. Oct. 23, 2025) and by many other courts within this District and across the country. (ECF No. 7.) Therefore, for the same reasons stated in Contreras Maldonado v. Cabezas, the Court finds Petitioner is detained under 8 USC section 1226(a) which requires an opportunity for a bond hearing and therefore GRANTS the petition. It is therefore ordered on this 30th day of December, 2025, ORDERED that the petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 USC section 2241 is GRANTED; and is further ORDERED that Respondents shall provide Petitioner with a bond hearing pursuant to 8 USC section 1226 (a) and 8CFR section 236.1 (d) within ten days of the date of this Order; it is further ORDERED that within three days of the bond hearing, Respondents shall file a letter advising the Court of the outcome. So Ordered by Judge Jamel K. Semper on 12/31/2025. (sms) (Entered: 12/31/2025)

Dec 31, 2025

Order

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Jan 08, 2026

Letter