District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-09665

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Jul 30, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17736141.), filed by STALIN GABRIEL ZAMORA AROCA. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Index of Exhibits, # 3 Exhibit A - Notice to Appear, # 4 Exhibit B - A-File Jacket Starter, # 5 Exhibit C - Order of Release on Recognizance, # 6 Exhibit D - Hearing Notice)(HUFSTADER, REBECCA) (Entered: 07/30/2026)

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Jul 30, 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 7/30/26. (jbb) (Entered: 07/31/2026)

Jul 30, 2026

Judge Julien Xavier Neals added. (jbb)

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Jul 31, 2026

ORDER TO ANSWER filed. Signed by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 7/31/2026. (mlh) (Entered: 07/31/2026)

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Jul 31, 2026

APPLICATION/PETITION for issuance of Order to Show Cause for by STALIN GABRIEL ZAMORA AROCA. (HUFSTADER, REBECCA) (Entered: 07/31/2026)

Jul 31, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

Jul 31, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

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Aug 04, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by TAYLOR DOW on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LUIS SOTO, ARTHUR WILSON (DOW, TAYLOR) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

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Aug 04, 2026

Respondents' RESPONSE to Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LUIS SOTO, ARTHUR WILSON. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - May 27, 2024 I-213 Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien, # 2 Exhibit B - May 27, 2024 I-862 Notice to Appear, # 3 Exhibit C - July 22, 2026 I-213 Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien)(DOW, TAYLOR) (Entered: 08/04/2026)

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Aug 05, 2026

TEXT ORDER - Before the Court is Petitioner Stalin Gabriel Zamora Aroca's ("Petitioner") Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ("Petition") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging his continued detention by immigration authorities without an individualized bond hearing. (ECF No. 1 .) Petitioner, a native of Ecuador, entered the United States in 2024 without inspection and contends he is unlawfully detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b). (See generally ECF No. 1 .) Respondents filed an answer arguing that Petitioner is lawfully detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2). Based on this Court's statutory interpretation in Fuentes Velasquez v. Noem, No. 25-16797, 2025 WL 3653657 (D.N.J. Dec. 17, 2025), the Court finds the facts asserted in the Petition establish that Petitioner cannot be mandatorily detained under the plain text of § 1225 (b)(2), as he entered the country years ago and has been detained on the interior of the country. As such, his continued detention under that statute is unlawful. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that, subject to the following, Petitioner's Petition (ECF No. 1 ) is GRANTED and Respondents shall RELEASE Petitioner within twenty-four (24) hours of the entry of this Text Order, under the same conditions, if any, that existed prior to his detention. It is further ORDERED that Respondents shall return to Petitioner all personal property belonging to Petitioner - including but not limited to, any driver's license, passport, immigration documents, currency, or cellphone - that was seized at the time of detention. It is further ORDERED that Respondents are permanently enjoined from detaining Petitioner under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2), which the Court has found inapplicable to him. It is further ORDERED that Respondents shall not arrest, detain, or otherwise take Petitioner into custody under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) for a period of 14 days following his release, to ensure full effectuation of this Court's judgment and to prevent circumvention of the relief granted. It is finally ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall CLOSE this matter. So Ordered by Judge Julien Xavier Neals on 8/5/2026. (kd) (Entered: 08/05/2026)

Aug 05, 2026

***Civil Case Terminated. (wh)

Aug 05, 2026

Text Order

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Aug 06, 2026

NOTICE by TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LUIS SOTO, ARTHUR WILSON (DOW, TAYLOR) (Entered: 08/06/2026)

Aug 06, 2026

Terminate Civil Case