District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-08321

#1

Jul 07, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by TANUJ KUMAR. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope)(wh) (Entered: 07/07/2026)

#2

Jul 07, 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 7/7/2026. N/M(wh) (Entered: 07/07/2026)

#3

Jul 07, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by JACOB HERIC on behalf of JASON BENZEL, DHS, ICE (HERIC, JACOB) (Entered: 07/07/2026)

#4

Jul 07, 2026

Letter from Respondents Regarding Petitioner's Location. (HERIC, JACOB) (Entered: 07/07/2026)

Jul 07, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

#5

Jul 13, 2026

Letter from Respondents with Update to ECF No. 4. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - VD Order, # 2 Exhibit B - Encounter Detail, Departure Record, # 3 Certificate of Service)(HERIC, JACOB) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

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Jul 14, 2026

TEXT ORDER: The Court has reviewed Respondents' latest submission, which establishes that Petitioner Tanuj Kumar departed the United States for India on July 1, 2026, on a flight from Newark Liberty International Airport. D.Es. 5; 5-2. Kumar filed his Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on July 7, 2026. D.E. 1 ("Petition"). Under § 2241(c), habeas corpus relief "shall not extend to a prisoner unless" he is "in custody." "What matters for this requirement is whether the petitioner was in custody when the habeas petition was filed." Vasquez v. Aviles, 639 F. App'x 898, 901 (3d Cir. 2016) (quoting Kumarasamy v. Att'y Gen. of U.S., 453 F.3d 169, 173 n.7 (3d Cir. 2006)). Thus, although a petitioner's subsequent release or removal does not ordinarily divest a court of jurisdiction that existed when the petition was filed, id., Kumar had already departed the United States when he commenced this action. Because Kumar was not "in custody" when he filed the Petition, the Court lacks jurisdiction under § 2241. Accordingly, the Petition, D.E. 1, is DISMISSED. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this matter. So Ordered by Judge Evelyn Padin on 7/14/2026. (bt) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

Jul 14, 2026

Text Order

Jul 14, 2026

Terminate Civil Case

Jul 14, 2026

***Civil Case Terminated. (wh)

Jul 22, 2026

Filing fee: $ 5, receipt number NEW54644 (vm)

Jul 28, 2026

Filing Fee Received

#7

Aug 20, 2026

Mail Returned as Undeliverable. Mail sent to TANUJ KUMAR (mj) (Entered: 08/20/2026)