District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-06920

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Jun 10, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17528004.), filed by IGNACIO VERDUGO-VERDUGO. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(ROMERO, CUSTODIO) (Entered: 06/10/2026)

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Jun 10, 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 6/10/2026. (jml, ) (Entered: 06/10/2026)

Jun 10, 2026

Judge Katharine S. Hayden added. (jml, )

Jun 10, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Jun 10, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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Jul 01, 2026

Order to Answer

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Jul 06, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Jul 08, 2026

Response to Habeas Petition

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Jul 09, 2026

TEXT ORDER: The Court has reviewed Respondents' answer, which contends that Petitioner is lawfully detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) as an applicant for admission. (ECF No. 5.) In Rivera Zumba v. Bondi, Civ. No. 25-cv-14626, 2025 WL 2753496, at *7-9 (D.N.J. Sept. 26, 2025), this Court held that the plain language of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A) does not govern the detention of a noncitizen who enters the United States without inspection and is later arrested within the interior of the United States, as happened here. The Court will not convert Petitioner's detention to a potentially lawful alternate form under a different statute with different procedural requirements and rules. See Guzman v. Bondi, 26-1250, 2026 WL 1534682, at *5 (D.N.J., 2026) (Jun. 1, 2026). The Court GRANTS the Petition and directs Respondents to release Petitioner within 24 hours. Respondents shall confirm Petitioner's release in writing on the docket within three days and request to close this matter. So Ordered by Judge Katharine S. Hayden on 7/9/26. (cm, ) (Entered: 07/09/2026)

Jul 09, 2026

Order

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Jul 14, 2026

Letter

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Jul 15, 2026

Order of Dismissal