District of New Jersey • 1:26-cv-12383

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Sep 18, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17962718.), filed by CARMEN VERONICA MEJIA CRUZ. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit F, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Order, # 8 Brief, # 9 order to show cause, # 10 Certificate of Service, # 11 Certification, # 12 Civil Cover Sheet)(FERNANDEZ, REGIS) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

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Sep 18, 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 9/18/2026. (jml, ) (Entered: 09/18/2026)

Sep 18, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Sep 18, 2026

Judge Karen M. Williams added. (jml, )

Sep 18, 2026

Emergent Immigration Habeas Non-transfer Order

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Sep 21, 2026

TEXT ORDER -The Court has reviewed the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (ECF No. 1) filed by Petitioner Carmen Veronica Mejia Cruz ("Petitioner"). According to the Petition, Petitioner is a native and citizen of Honduras who entered the United States in approximately 2016. Petitioner alleges that she was detained by ICE on or about September 16, 2026, and taken to the Elizabeth Detention Center, Newark, New Jersey, where she remains detained. Petitioner contends that her continued detention violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment and seeks her immediate release. (Id.) Accordingly, Respondents shall SHOW CAUSE, within seven (7) days of the filing of this Order, why the relief sought should not be granted. Petitioner may file a reply within three (3) days after Respondents file their response. Petitioner shall not be transferred from New Jersey during the pendency of these proceedings. So Ordered by Judge Karen M. Williams on September 21, 2026. (Williams, Karen) (Entered: 09/21/2026)

Sep 21, 2026

Text Order