District of New Jersey • 3:25-cv-18952

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Dec 23, 2025

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing and Admin fee $ 405 receipt number ANJDC-16939848), PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-16939848.), filed by NORMIN WILLIAM PEREZ LAZO. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Exhibits 1-2, # 3 Certificate of Service, # 4 Text of Proposed Order)(HARTNETT, MATTHEW) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

Dec 23, 2025

Judge Georgette Castner added. (jjc, )

Dec 23, 2025

Add and Terminate Judges

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Dec 24, 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 .) 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 62.) 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, inter alia: (1) on or about May 28, 2022, Petitioner and his family entered the United States and has resided in the country with his family since 2022; (2) Petitioner was never placed in expedited removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(1); (3) Petitioner does not have a criminal record; and (4) on or about December 21, 2025, in the interior of the United States, Petitioner was arrested at a routine U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-in. (ECF No. 1 24-25, 28, 58. 60.) 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. The Petitioner shall not be transferred from the District of New Jersey, and shall not be removed from the United States, pending further order of 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 the Court shall forward a copy of the Petition (D.E. No. 1 ), the attached document (D.E. Nos. 1 -1 through 1-4), 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 12/24/202525. (jmh) (Entered: 12/24/2025)

Dec 24, 2025

2 Text Order emailed to USANJ-HabeasCases@usdoj.gov on 12/24/2025. (jmh)

Dec 24, 2025

Text Order

Dec 24, 2025

Docket Annotation (public)

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Dec 29, 2025

Substitution of Attorney

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Jan 02, 2026

Letter

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Jan 06, 2026

Status Report

Jan 07, 2026

Text Order

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Jan 10, 2026

Letter