Juan Francisco Sanchez Contreras v. Orange County Immigration Facility

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC #: _________________ SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DATE FILED: 4/29/2026 ----------------------------------------------------------------- X : JUAN FRANCISCO SANCHEZ CONTRERAS, : : Petitioner, : 1:26-cv-3530-GHW : -v- : ORDER : ORANGE COUNTY IMMIGRATION : FACILITY, : : Respondent. : : ----------------------------------------------------------------- X GREGORY H. WOODS, United States District Judge: Petitioner, through next friend Rosmaydi Peralta Manzanillo, has filed a petition for the writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The Court, having examined the petition, hereby ORDERS that: (1) Within two business days of the date of this Order, Respondent shall file a letter with the following information: a. whether Petitioner was, as the petition alleges, see ECF No. 1 ¶ 2, located in the Southern District of New York at the time that the Petition was filed and, if not, what District Petitioner was in at the time of filing and whether the petition should be immediately transferred to that District, see, e.g., Öztürk v. Hyde, 136 F.4th 382, 391-92 (2d Cir. 2025); Khalil v. Joyce, 771 F. Supp. 3d 268 (S.D.N.Y. 2025); b. Petitioner’s A-number, nationality, current place of detention, and a contact person who can facilitate prospective counsel’s access to Petitioner; c. the statutory provision(s) under which Respondent asserts the authority to detain Petitioner; d. if the asserted basis for Petitioner’s detention is 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2)(A), whether there is any basis to distinguish this case from Cunha v. Freden, No. 25-3141-PR, 2026 WL 1146044 (2d Cir. Apr. 28, 2026); e. a copy of any final order of removal; and f. any information regarding the procedural posture of any pending Department of Homeland Security or Executive Office for Immigration Review proceedings. Upon receipt of Respondent’s letter, the Court will issue a briefing schedule as appropriate. CONCLUSION The Clerk of Court shall electronically notify the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York of this Order. Within two business days of the date of this Order, Respondent shall file a letter with the Court with the information described in this order. The Court directs the Clerk of Court to mail a copy of this order to Petitioner at the address listed on the docket sheet for this action and to next friend Rosmaydi Peralta Manzanillo. The Court also directs the Clerk of Court to mail Petitioner and Rosmaydi Peralta Manzanillo an information package. SO ORDERED. Dated: April 29, 2026 New York, New York

United States District Judge

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