District of New Jersey • 2:25-cv-19010

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Dec 23, 2025

ORDER granting 2 Motion for TRO. Petitioner's Emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Dkt. 2, is GRANTED. Respondents are ORDERED not to remove the petitioner from the Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New Yor k, or District of New Jersey pending further order of the Court. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to notify Jeffrey Oestericher, Pierre Armand, Christine Poscablo, and Brandon Waterman by email of this order, and to terminate the motion at Dkt. 2. (Signed by Judge Arun Subramanian on 12/23/2025) (rro)

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Dec 24, 2025

ORDER: The Court orders that the case is hereby TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The petition was filed at 11:08 EST on December 22, 2025. Dkt. 1. Sun left the Southern Distric t of New York for the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey on December 12, 2025, and does not appear to have returned to this district since that date. Dkt. 10. At the time the petition was filed, Sun was at Newark Airport awaiting a flight to Houston, Texas, but the flight did not take off until several hours after the petition as filed. Id. Venue is therefore proper in the district where the petitioner was physically located at the time the petition was filed, not the district where he was taken into custody (this district) nor the district where he is being held at the time of this order. See Khalil v. Joyce, 771 F. Supp. 3d 268 (S.D.N.Y. 2025). None of the authorities cited by Sun provide an exception to that rule. The case is to be transferred IMMEDIATELY and the waiting period under Local Civil Rule 83.1 is waived. (Signed by Judge Arun Subramanian on 12/24/2025) (sgz)

#12

Dec 29, 2025

Case Transferred In - District Court Transfer

Dec 29, 2025

QC - Generic Message

Dec 29, 2025

Add and Terminate Judges

Dec 29, 2025

Case Transferred Out - District Court Transfer

#13

Dec 30, 2025

Letter: Attorney Not Admitted

#14

Jan 06, 2026

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Respondents are temporarily enjoined from transferring Petitioner from his current detention facility. Respondents shall file a answer to the Petition within fourteen (14) days of the date of the entry of this Order. Signed by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 1/6/2026. (amv)

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Jan 07, 2026

Substitution of Attorney

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Jan 14, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Jan 20, 2026

Response to Habeas Petition

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Jan 23, 2026

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER the Petition (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED; Respondents shall treat Petitioner as detained under 28 U.S.C. § 1226(a); Respondents shall provide Petitioner with an individualized bond hearing in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1226( a) before an immigration judge who shall assess whether he presents a flight risk or a danger to the community as soon as practicable but no later than seven (7) days from the date of this Order; Respondents shall file a written notice of the outcome of that proceeding with the Court within three (3) days of that bond hearing; The Clerk of Court shall serve a copy of this Order and the accompanying Opinion upon the parties electronically and CLOSE the case. Signed by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 1/23/2026. (kes, )

Jan 23, 2026

Terminate Civil Case

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Jan 30, 2026

Letter