District of New Jersey • 1:26-cv-12568

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Sep 23, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17979581.), filed by EDITE MELO ARAUJO DOS SANTOS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet)(MINOGUE, ALEXANDRA) (Entered: 09/23/2026)

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Sep 23, 2026

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by EDITE MELO ARAUJO DOS SANTOS. (MINOGUE, ALEXANDRA) (Entered: 09/23/2026)

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Sep 23, 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 9/23/2026. (ijf) (Entered: 09/23/2026)

Sep 23, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Sep 23, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Sep 23, 2026

Judge Karen M. Williams added. (ijf)

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Sep 24, 2026

TEXT ORDER - : The Court has reviewed the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 filed by Petitioner, Edite Melo Araujo Dos Santos ("Petitioner") who is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") at Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey. (ECF No. 1.) According to the Petition, Petitioner entered the United States following inspection and admission as a B-2 visitor on August 23, 2025, with authorization to remain through February 22, 2026. Petitioner alleges that she twice filed a Form I-539 seeking an extension of her nonimmigrant status, which was received by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on January 23, 2026, and again on August 13, 2026. Both applications remain pending. Petitioner further alleges that she has no criminal history or final order of removal. Petitioner further alleges that on September 22, 2026, she was taken into immigration custody. Petitioner contends that her continued detention violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. (Id.) Pursuant to the Third Circuit's decision in Buele Morocho v. Warden Philadelphia FDC, No. 26-1150, 2026 WL 2546223 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026), § 1225(b)(2)(A) does not authorize Petitioner's mandatory detention. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that unless Respondents identify: (a) an independent and presently applicable statutory basis for Petitioner's detention that is not inconsistent with this Order, or (b) any criminal history associated with Petitioner, Respondents shall RELEASE Petitioner from immigration custody no later than 24 hours after entry of this Order. Within three (3) days after entry of this Order, Respondents shall file either: (a) a letter certifying Petitioner's release pursuant to this Order; or (b) a letter, not to exceed two pages, identifying the statutory provision under which Petitioner is detained, the factual basis for its application, and Petitioner's criminal history, if any is alleged. Petitioner may reply within three (3) business days thereafter. So Ordered by Judge Karen M. Williams on September 24, 2026. (Williams, Karen) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

Sep 24, 2026

Text Order

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Sep 25, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by JESSICA LASERNA on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LUIS SOTO, DAVID J. VENTURELLA, ARTHUR J WILSON, JR (LASERNA, JESSICA) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

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Sep 25, 2026

Letter from Respondents Reporting Petitioner's Release on Bond re 4 Text Order,,,,,,,,. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Notice of Custody Determination)(LASERNA, JESSICA) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

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Sep 28, 2026

Letter from Petitioner Seeking Enforcement of the Court's Release Order: She Remains Detained and in Pain While Her Daughter Raises $7,500 for a Bond They Were Never Told About. (MINOGUE, ALEXANDRA) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

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Oct 07, 2026

Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (aty)

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Oct 15, 2026

TEXT ORDER: The Court having received Petitioner Edite Melo Araujo Dos Santos's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i) (ECF No. 8), in which Petitioner represents that she has been released from immigration custody on bond and no longer seeks relief in this action, this matter is dismissed without prejudice pursuant to the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case. So Ordered by Judge Karen M. Williams on 10/15/26. (nar) (Entered: 10/15/2026)

Oct 15, 2026

Order of Dismissal