District of New Jersey • 1:25-cv-19000

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Dec 27, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-16943171.), filed by STEVEN IVAN TAGLE SANCHEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Supplement, # 3 Text of Proposed Order, # 4 Certificate of Service, # 5 Index, # 6 Exhibit ICE Locator, # 7 Exhibit Parole, # 8 Exhibit Warrant of Arrest, # 9 Exhibit ROR, # 10 Exhibit NTA, # 11 Exhibit I589, # 12 Exhibit Biometrics)(CARDENAS, VERONICA) (Entered: 12/27/2025)

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Dec 29, 2025

TEXT ORDER: Respondents shall file an answer to the Petition (ECF No. 1) by January 7, 2026. Petitioner may file a response by January 14, 2026. So Ordered by Judge Edward S. Kiel on 12/29/2025. (gn ) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

Dec 29, 2025

Case Assigned to Judge Edward S. Kiel. (mfr)

Dec 29, 2025

Text Order

Dec 29, 2025

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Dec 29, 2025

Notice of Judicial Preferences

Dec 29, 2025

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

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Dec 31, 2025

Substitution of Attorney

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Jan 05, 2026

Response to Habeas Petition

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Jan 08, 2026

TEXT ORDER: The Court is in receipt of respondents' answer to the Petition. (ECF No. 4.) I find that the recent decision in Bethancourt- Soto v. Soto, et al., No. 25-cv-16200, __ F. Supp. 3d __, 2025 WL 2976572 (D.N.J. Oct. 22, 2025) applies as petitioner was apprehended inside the United States after residing here for an extended period. Therefore, I find that petitioner should be detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1226, which requires an opportunity to seek bond. It is ORDERED that the immigration court shall provide petitioner with a bond hearing no later than 5:00p.m. on January 13, 2026. Respondents shall file a letter on the docket indicating the date and time of the bond hearing by 12:00 p.m. on January 9, 2026. Within 3 days of that bond hearing, respondents shall file a written notice of the outcome of the hearing. So Ordered by Judge Edward S. Kiel on 1/7/2026. (gn) (Entered: 01/08/2026)

Jan 08, 2026

Text Order

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Jan 09, 2026

Letter

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Jan 14, 2026

Letter

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Jan 14, 2026

Letter

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Jan 15, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This Court is in receipt of petitioner's letter alleging that he did not receive due process during his bond hearing. (ECF No. 7). This Court lacks jurisdiction to review any discretionary determinations underlying the immigration judge's bond decision, but it can review whether the bond hearing was fundamentally unfair. Ghanem v. Warden Essex Cnty. Corr. Facility, No. 21-1908, 2022 WL 574624, at *2 (3d Cir. Feb. 25, 2022). Petitioner is ORDERED to provide a copy of the hearing transcript and a brief memorandum addressing how the hearing was unfair by January 22, 2026. Respondents are ORDERED to file a response by January 29, 2026. So Ordered by Judge Edward S. Kiel on 1/15/2026. (gn, ) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

Jan 15, 2026

Text Order

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Jan 23, 2026

Letter

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Jan 29, 2026

Letter

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Feb 03, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This Court is in receipt of petitioner's brief alleging that he did not receive due process during his bond hearing (ECF No. 10) and respondents' letter in opposition (ECF No. 11.) This Court concludes that petitioner's arguments are challenges to the immigration judge's credibility determination and weighing of the evidence, which are discretionary determinations beyond this Court's review. 8 U.S.C. § 1226(e). Therefore, I lack jurisdiction to consider the arguments. The Clerk shall CLOSE this matter. So Ordered by Judge Edward S. Kiel on 2/3/2026. (gn ) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

Feb 03, 2026

Terminate Civil Case

Feb 03, 2026

***Civil Case Terminated. (gn)

Feb 03, 2026

Text Order