Xie v. Bondi
- Garnett
- 1:25-cv-09318
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Linhua Xie v. Pamela Bondi, Judge Garnett transferred the habeas case to New Jersey and barred removal pending further order.
Linhua Xie and the Government; the case will proceed in the District of New Jersey, while the Government is restricted from removing Xie as specified in the order.
What happened
Linhua Xie filed a petition asking for release through a federal detention challenge. The opinion says Xie was detained at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
The Government asked to move the case from the Southern District of New York to the District of New Jersey. After a conference, the court ordered the immediate transfer and did not decide the petition’s underlying claims.
Judge Margaret M. Garnett also ordered the Government not to remove Xie from a facility in New Jersey or from the United States unless the New Jersey court orders otherwise. The order preserves the situation while the New Jersey court considers the petition.
The detailed version
- Xie v. Bondi · No. 1:25-cv-09318
- Garnett
- Nov. 20, 2025
Background
On November 10, 2025, Linhua Xie filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, a statute that allows a person to challenge certain federal detention. The opinion states that Xie was detained at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey. On November 14, 2025, the Government moved to transfer the case to the District of New Jersey.
Court’s action
After holding a conference on November 20, 2025, the court ordered the Clerk of Court to transfer the matter to the District of New Jersey immediately, without regard to Local Civil Rule 83.1. The opinion says the reasons for the order were stated during the conference, but it does not provide those reasons in the written text.
The court also issued an injunction, meaning an order restricting a party’s conduct. It ordered the Government not to remove Xie from a facility within the District of New Jersey or remove Xie from the United States unless and until the District of New Jersey orders otherwise. The court said this was intended to give Xie an opportunity to have the petition considered there and to preserve the existing situation.
Disposition
The court ordered transfer of the case and issued the described injunction. The opinion does not decide the merits of Xie’s detention challenge.
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