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Case Information
Filed: September 11, 2026
Assigned to:
Karen M. Williams
Referred to:
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Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause:
28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa
Completed: September 25, 2026
Last Activity:
September 25, 2026
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Docket Entries
#1
Sep 11, 2026
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Received. (Attachments: # 1 ENV)(hjp) Modified on 9/14/2026 (hjp, ). (Entered: 09/11/2026)
Main Document:
Petition Received
#2
Sep 14, 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 9/14/2026. (dmw) (Entered: 09/14/2026)
#3
Sep 14, 2026
TEXT ORDER -The Court has reviewed the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 filed by Petitioner Fares Awad ("Petitioner"), who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") on October 11, 2024. (ECF No. 1.) Petitioner alleges that he has no criminal history and is unlawfully detained in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment, the Administrative Procedures Act, and the Fourth Amendment. (Id.) Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Respondents shall SHOW CAUSE within seven (7) days of the filing of this Order, why the Petition should not be granted. Petitioner may file a reply within three (3) business days after Respondents file their response. Petitioner shall serve a copy of the Petition and this Order upon Respondents within two (2) business days of entry of this Order and shall promptly file proof of service on the docket. Petitioner shall not be removed from the District of New Jersey during the pendency of these proceedings. So Ordered by Judge Karen M. Williams on September 14, 2026. (Williams, Karen) (Entered: 09/14/2026)
#4
Sep 14, 2026
NOTICE of Appearance by CHRISTOPHER JAMES STRATIGEAS on behalf of DHS, ICE, US DOJ, WARDEN (STRATIGEAS, CHRISTOPHER) (Entered: 09/14/2026)
Main Document:
Notice of Appearance
Sep 14, 2026
Text Order
Sep 14, 2026
Docket Annotation (public)
Sep 14, 2026
The Text Order (ECF No. 3) was mailed to Petitioner on 9/14/26 by first class mail. (nar)
Sep 14, 2026
Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order
#5
Sep 21, 2026
Letter from Respondents re: Petitioner's Removal from the United States re 3 Text Order,,,,. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Timothy Cole)(STRATIGEAS, CHRISTOPHER) (Entered: 09/21/2026)
Main Document:
Letter
#6
Sep 25, 2026
TEXT ORDER: The Court has reviewed the Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 by Petitioner Fares Awad (ECF No. 1), Respondents' September 21, 2026 letter and supporting declaration (ECF Nos. 5, 5-1), and the record in this matter. Respondents represent, and the supporting declaration establishes, that Petitioner was removed from the United States on September 9, 2026, before the Petition was filed and before the Court entered its September 14, 2026 Orders. (See id.) Because Petitioner is no longer in Respondents' custody, his challenge to the legality and duration of his detention no longer presents a live case or controversy. See Vasquez v. Aviles, 639 F. App'x 898, 902 (3d Cir. 2016); Kurtishi v. Cicchi, 270 F. App'x 197, 199 (3d Cir. 2008). Accordingly, the Petition is DISMISSED AS MOOT. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this matter. So Ordered by Judge Karen M. Williams on 9/25/26. (nar) (Entered: 09/25/2026)
Sep 25, 2026
Order of Dismissal
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AWAD
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