District of New Jersey • 3:26-cv-12590

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Sep 23, 2026

PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17981159.), filed by MARIA BECERRA AYMAR. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Certification Re criminal history, # 3 Memorandum and Application for Order to Show Cause, # 4 Text of Proposed Order to Show Cause)(LANGER, JONATHAN) (Entered: 09/23/2026)

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Sep 24, 2026

ORDER. Respondents are hereby enjoined from transferring Petitioner from New Jersey pending further Order of the Court. Signed by Judge Georgette Castner on 9/24/2026. (jbb) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

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Sep 24, 2026

Amended PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ANJDC-17983338.), filed by MARIA BECERRA AYMAR. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum and Application for Order to Show Cause (amended), # 2 Text of Proposed Order to Show Cause)(LANGER, JONATHAN) (Entered: 09/24/2026)

Sep 24, 2026

Notice of Judicial Preferences. Click here for the Judge's Individual Procedure Requirements. (jjc, )

Sep 24, 2026

Add and Terminate Judges

Sep 24, 2026

Judge Georgette Castner added. (jbb)

Sep 24, 2026

Notice of Judicial Preferences

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Sep 25, 2026

MOTION to Expedite Ruling on the Amended Petition and for Immediate Release by MARIA BECERRA AYMAR. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit I-286)(LANGER, JONATHAN) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

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Sep 25, 2026

NOTICE of Appearance by JENA TIERNAN on behalf of TODD BLANCHE, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, LUIS SOTO, ARTHUR J. WILSON (TIERNAN, JENA) (Entered: 09/25/2026)

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Sep 28, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This matter is before the Court on Petitioner's September 25, 2026 "Letter-Motion for Expedited Ruling on the First Amended Verified Petition and for Immediate Release" (Letter-Motion). (ECF No. 4 .) Petitioner acknowledges that a custody re-determination hearing pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) is scheduled for 8:30 a.m., September 29, 2026. (Id. at 1.) Petitioner claims that Respondents lacked lawful authority to arrest and detain Petitioner under § 1226(a) because no-arrest warrant was presented or has been produced, and the statutory exception authorizing warrant-less arrests in limited circumstances, see 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a)(2), was inapplicable. (Id. at 1-3.) Petitioner requests an expedited ruling before the scheduled bond hearing or, at a minimum, "an expedited order requiring Respondents to produce any I-200 [arrest warrant] and the asserted basis for § 1357(a)(2) authority forthwith, while preserving this Court's injunction against transfer from New Jersey and confirming that the scheduled custody hearing does not waive the pending challenge to the legality of her arrest and resulting detention." (Id. at 3.) "Even assuming an initial arrest defect, that defect does not, without more, invalidate Petitioner's present custody following service of a Notice to Appear and issuance of a § 1226(a) custody determination." Paucar Romero v. Grimes, No. 26-11260-EP, ECF No. 7 ; (see also ECF No. 4 at 1 (acknowledging that Respondents have produced a Form I-286 Notice of Custody Determination stating that Petitioner is detained under § 1226(a), and not disputing the service of a Notice to Appear).) 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)(3) permits relief only when a petitioner's present custody violates federal law. See Paucar Romero, ECF No. 7 . The Letter-Motion is DENIED, and the Clerk of the Court shall TERMINATE the Motion pending at ECF No. 4 . So Ordered by Judge Georgette Castner on 9/28/2026. (jmh) (Entered: 09/28/2026)

Sep 28, 2026

Text Order AND ~Util - Terminate Motions

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Sep 29, 2026

Letter from Respondents. (Attachments: # 1 A- I-286, # 2 B - Notice of Custody Redetermination Hearing, # 3 C - Second Notice of Custody Redetermination)(TIERNAN, JENA) (Entered: 09/29/2026)

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Oct 05, 2026

Letter from Respondents Regarding Petitioner's Release. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - I-286)(TIERNAN, JENA) (Entered: 10/05/2026)

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Oct 07, 2026

TEXT ORDER: This matter comes before the Court upon receipt of Respondents' letter confirming that Petitioner received a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a), the IJ granted Petitioner's release on bond, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released Petitioner from its custody on bond on October 1, 2026. (ECF No. 8 .) Having granted Petitioner all available relief, no further issues remain for adjudication. The Court LIFTS the Order (ECF No. 2 ) prohibiting Petitioner's transfer from the District of New Jersey pending further order of this Court. The Clerk's Office shall CLOSE this matter. So Ordered by Judge Georgette Castner on 10/7/2026. (jmh) (Entered: 10/07/2026)

Oct 07, 2026

Order of Dismissal AND Text Order