Legal Opinion

Martinez v. Nielsen

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided September 14, 2018No. Civil Action No. 18-10963PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Madeline Cox Arleo, United States District Judge *404THIS MATTER arises from the detention of Antonio de Jesus Martinez, a law-abiding undocumented immigrant and married father of two, who was told by an agency of the United States Government that he could apply for a waiver to legalize his immigration status but was abruptly arrested by the same agency when he tried to do so.

I. Background

Petitioner-Plaintiff, Antonio de Jesus Martinez, is a citizen of El Salvador who has lived in the United States without authorization for approximately the past 15 years. Compl. ¶¶ 1, 26-27. Mr. Martinez is…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Zadvydas v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. Jennings v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 2018
  4. Nken v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Wanrong Lin v. NielsenDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2019
  2. Majano Garcia v. MartinDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2018
  3. Byrne v. LoweDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. CUA SOC v. ANDERSONDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2020
  5. Camarena v. Director, Immigration and Customs EnforcementDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2019

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