District of New Jersey • 2:26-cv-11436

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Sep 03, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17897850.), filed by DARWIN PEREZ-JIRON. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A)(MARANDETT, RACHEL) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

Sep 03, 2026

Judge Michael E. Farbiarz added. (ijf)

Sep 03, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

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Sep 08, 2026

TEXT ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Claire C. Cecchi for all further proceedings. Judge Michael E. Farbiarz no longer assigned to case. So Ordered by Chief Judge Renee Marie Bumb on 9/8/26. (ak, ) (Entered: 09/08/2026)

Sep 08, 2026

Order Reassigning Case

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Sep 09, 2026

ORDER that Respondents are hereby enjoined from transferring Petitioner from New Jersey pending further Order of the Court; If Respondents determine that Petitioner (1) does NOT have a criminal history and (2) is NOT subject to a final order of removal, Respondents shall release Petitioner within twenty-four (24) hours of the entry of this Order; If Petitioner is not released and contends that he/she is being denied necessary medical care, prescribed medication, or is otherwise being subjected to unconstitutional conditions of confinement, the parties shall meet and confer within twenty-four (24) hours after entry of this Order. Signed by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 9/9/2026. (mj) (Entered: 09/09/2026)

#4

Sep 10, 2026

Letter from Petitioner re Medical Care and Inability to Communicate with Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(MARANDETT, RACHEL) (Entered: 09/10/2026)

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Sep 11, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by TAYLOR DOW on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, HELEN GRIMES, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, DAVID VENTURELLA (DOW, TAYLOR) (Entered: 09/11/2026)

#6

Sep 11, 2026

STATUS REPORT by TODD BLANCHE, HELEN GRIMES, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, DAVID VENTURELLA. (DOW, TAYLOR) (Entered: 09/11/2026)

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Sep 15, 2026

MOTION to hold Respondents IN CONTEMPT re 3 Order,, by DARWIN PEREZ-JIRON. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law)(MARANDETT, RACHEL) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

#8

Sep 15, 2026

Letter from Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Municipal Court Case Search, # 2 Exhibit B - Dec. 8, 2025 IJ Order, # 3 Exhibit C - Jan. 6, 2026 Filing Receipt for Appeal, # 4 Exhibit D - Feb. 12, 2026 IJ Order)(DOW, TAYLOR) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

#9

Sep 15, 2026

Letter from Petitioner in Reply re 8 Letter. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(MARANDETT, RACHEL) (Entered: 09/15/2026)

Sep 16, 2026

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Sep 16, 2026

Set Deadlines as to 7 MOTION to hold Respondents IN CONTEMPT re 3 Order,, . Motion set for 10/19/2026 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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Sep 17, 2026

TEXT ORDER- Before the Court is Darwin Perez-Jiron's ("Petitioner's") petition for a writ of habeas corpus. ECF No. 1. In an earlier Order, the Court ordered that "[i]f Respondents determine that Petitioner (1) does NOT have a criminal history and (2) is NOT subject to a final order of removal, Respondents shall release Petitioner within twenty-four (24) hours of the entry of this Order." ECF No. 3. In response to that Order, Respondents filed a status letter which states that Petitioner "has a history of New Jersey municipal court infractions, including two citations for abandonment of vehicle on private property." ECF No. 8 at 1. Respondents do not argue that this conduct subjects Petitioner to mandatory detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c), or makes him a danger or flight risk. See generally id. Indeed, Respondents state that Petitioner is "detained... pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(1)." Id. Accordingly, the Court finds that Petitioner is being unlawfully detained under 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(1). See Buele Morocho v. Warden Phila. FDC, No. 26-1150, 2026 WL 2546223, at *7-8 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2026); Flores v. Rokosky, No. 25-18998, 2026 WL 84434, at *2 (D.N.J. Jan. 12, 2026); Rodriguez v. Rokosky, No. 25-17419, 2025 WL 3485628, at *1-2 (D.N.J. Dec. 3, 2025). Respondents are hereby ORDERED to release Petitioner within 24 hours of entry of this Order and shall file a status report of compliance within three (3) days of Petitioner's release. Petitioner's motion to hold Respondents in contempt (ECF No. 7) is DENIED as moot. So Ordered by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 9/17/2026. (jl, ) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

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Sep 17, 2026

STATUS REPORT of Compliance by TODD BLANCHE, HELEN GRIMES, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, DAVID VENTURELLA. (DOW, TAYLOR) (Entered: 09/17/2026)

Sep 17, 2026

Text Order AND ~Util - Terminate Motions

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Sep 18, 2026

LETTER ORDER closing this matter. Signed by Judge Claire C. Cecchi on 9/18/2026. (dmr3) (Entered: 09/18/2026)