District of New Jersey • 2:25-cv-19083

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Dec 30, 2025

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-16952216.), filed by MERT MUHAMMET OZBILGI. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(CETIN, MUSTAFA) (Entered: 12/30/2025)

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Dec 30, 2025

Exhibit to 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by MERT MUHAMMET OZBILGI. (CETIN, MUSTAFA) (Entered: 12/30/2025)

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Dec 30, 2025

MOTION for Order to Show Cause per 28 U.S.C. §2443 by MERT MUHAMMET OZBILGI. (CETIN, MUSTAFA) (Entered: 12/30/2025)

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Dec 31, 2025

TEXT ORDER - Currently pending before the Court is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and a motion for an order to show cause. ECF Nos. 1, 3. Petitioner alleges he is unlawfully detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225. See generally ECF No. 1. Under this Court's recent decisions in Rivera Zumba v. Bondi, No. 25-14626 (KSH), 2025 WL 2753496 (D.N.J. Sept. 26, 2025) (interpreting § 1225(b)(2)), Rivas Rodriguez v. Rokosky, No. 25-17419 (CPO), 2025 WL 3485628 (D.N.J. Dec. 3, 2025) (interpreting § 1225(b)(1)), and other recent decisions in this District interpreting § 1225, the Court holds that Petitioner is subject to detention under § 1226(a). It is therefore ORDERED that, 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 in accordance with 8 CFR 236.1(c)(8) and (d)(1). Within three (3) days of that bond hearing, Respondents shall file a written notice of the outcome of that hearing with this Court. If Respondents contend that Petitioner's detention is distinguishable from the cases in this district previously addressing §1225, 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. Petitioner shall not be removed from a facility within the District of New Jersey, or from the United States, without permission from this Court, except for purposes of his bond hearing and/or release from detention. The Court has authority to stay removal under the All Writs Act. See 28 U.S.C. § 1651 (permitting courts to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law"); F.T.C. v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 604 (1966) (recognizing "a limited judicial power to preserve the court's jurisdiction or maintain the status quo by injunction pending review of an agency's action through the prescribed statutory channels"); see also Dabone v. Karn, 763 F.2d 593, 597 n.2 (3d Cir. 1985). So Ordered by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 12/31/2025. (jl, ) (Entered: 12/31/2025)

Dec 31, 2025

Text Order

Dec 31, 2025

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Dec 31, 2025

Case assigned to Judge Claire C. Cecchi. (jr)

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Jan 01, 2026

Substitution of Attorney

Jan 05, 2026

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Jan 05, 2026

Set Deadlines as to 3 MOTION for Order to Show Cause per 28 U.S.C. §2443. Motion set for 2/2/2026 before Judge Claire C. Cecchi. 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. (ld)

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Jan 07, 2026

Letter

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Jan 13, 2026

Letter

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Jan 23, 2026

TEXT ORDER - The Court is in receipt of Petitioner's letter, in which he alleges that he did not receive an adequate bond hearing and that he has not been receiving adequate medical care while in detention. 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). To decide fundamental fairness of a bond hearing, this Court requires the transcripts of the hearing, any exhibits introduced, and any written decision supporting the immigration judge's determination to deny Petitioner bond. Respondents are ORDERED to provide these materials and a brief memorandum addressing the fundamental fairness of Petitioner's bond hearing by February 5, 2026. Additionally, the Court notes that it lacks jurisdiction to consider conditions of confinement claims in a section 2241 case absent extraordinary circumstances. Nelson v. Campbell, 541 U.S. 637, 643 (2004); Hope v. Warden York Cnty. Prison, 972 F.3d 310 (3rd Cir. 2020). So Ordered by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 1/23/2026. (jl, ) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

Jan 23, 2026

Text Order

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Feb 06, 2026

Letter

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Feb 12, 2026

Letter

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Feb 18, 2026

Response (NOT Motion)

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Mar 13, 2026

Letter

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Mar 17, 2026

Letter