UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK HAYK SAFARYAN, Petitioner, 25 Civ. 10422(JHR) -against- ORDER JUDITH ALMODOVAR, et al., Respondent. JENNIFER H. REARDEN, United States District Judge: Petitioner Hayk Safaryan, who is “currently detained [] [] at the Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility, which is in Elizabeth, New Jersey,” brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

. ECF No. 1 ¶ 8. In order to entertain a habeas corpus petition under

, a court must have jurisdiction over the custodian. See Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky,

(1973) (“The writ of habeas corpus does not act upon the prisoner who seeks relief, but upon the person who holds him in what is alleged to be unlawful custody.”). Thus, the jurisdiction of a habeas petition challenging a petitioner’s physical confinement generally lies in the district of his confinement. Rumsfeld v. Padilla,

(2004) (“The plain language of the habeas statute thus confirms the general rule that for core habeas petitions challenging present physical confinement, jurisdiction lies in only one district: the district of confinement.”). The Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility, where Petitioner is detained, is in the District of New Jersey.

. Accordingly, the Court transfers this petition to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. See

(a), 14066(a). Because this petition seeks the immediate release of an individual in custody, the Court waives Local Civil Rule 83.1’s seven-day waiting period. The Clerk of Court shall therefore transfer this action upon the filing of this Order, which closes the case in the Southern District of New York. SO ORDERED. Dated: December 16, 2025 New York, New York

JENNIFER H. REARDEN United States District Judge