Southern District of California • 3:26-cv-04092

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Jul 16, 2026

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus against Gregory J. Archambeault, Doug Glen, Christopher J. LaRose, Markwayne Mullin, Rodney S. Scott ( Filing fee $ 5 receipt number ACASDC-21396606.), filed by Jose Juan Islas Martinez. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)The new case number is 3:26-cv-4092-JO-BJW. Judge Jinsook Ohta and Magistrate Judge Brian J. White are assigned to the case. (Barrios, Carlos)(ddo) (Main Document 1 replaced on 7/16/2026) (ddo). (Entered: 07/16/2026)

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Jul 16, 2026

NOTICE of Party With Financial Interest by Jose Juan Islas Martinez. No Parties With Financial Interest. (ddo) (Main Document 2 replaced on 7/16/2026) (ddo). (Entered: 07/16/2026)

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Jul 16, 2026

SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENT by Jose Juan Islas Martinez CIVIL COVER SHEET. (Barrios, Carlos) (Main Document 3 replaced on 7/16/2026) (ddo). (Main Document 3 replaced on 7/16/2026) (ddo). (Entered: 07/16/2026)

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Jul 16, 2026

Minute Order by Judge Jinsook Ohta: The Court adopts the Standard Procedures for Immigration Habeas Petitions from Chief Judge Order No. 144 with the following modifications: The government's return shall identify and address any individualized concerns regarding Petitioner's danger to the community or flight risk, including the factual basis for any such concerns. Petitioner's optional traverse shall be due within three days of the government's return.Further, the Court sets a hearing on the petition for August 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM. All parties may appear by videoconference for the hearing. The courtroom deputy will provide the videoconference information ahead of the hearing, which will proceed unless the Court issues a written decision on the merits ahead of the hearing date. Parties are directed to check the docket at 5:00 PM the day before the hearing. Signed by Judge Jinsook Ohta on 07/16/2026. (rh) (Entered: 07/16/2026)

Jul 16, 2026

Minute Order (No Time) AND ~Util - Set Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

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Jul 17, 2026

SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENT by Jose Juan Islas Martinez CIVIL COVER SHEET. (Barrios, Carlos) (Entered: 07/17/2026)

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Jul 20, 2026

Notice of Appearance

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Jul 23, 2026

Response to Petition

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Jul 24, 2026

Minute Order by Judge Jinsook Ohta: Jose Juan Islas Martinez filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging his detention as a violation of due process. Dkt. 1. The government filed a non-opposition to habeas relief. Dkt. 4. 1. Petitioner has resided in the country for over twenty-five years with no criminal history. Dkt. 1 at 3, 8. On June 30, 2026, he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Vero Beach, Florida. See id. at 3. He was subsequently transferred to the Otay Mesa Detention Center, where an Immigration Judge (IJ) denied Petitioners motion for custody redetermination for lack of jurisdiction under the Board of Immigration Appeals decision in Yajure-Hurtado, 29 I&N Dec. 216 (BIA 2025), which held that noncitizens present in the United States without inspection or admission are subject to mandatory detention under § 1225(b)(2). See id. at 8.2. For the reasons stated in Esquivel Pacheco v. LaRose, 818 F. Supp. 3d 1168, 1174-75 (S.D. Cal. 2026), the Court finds that (i) 8 U.S.C. §§ 1252(g), (a)(5), and (b)(9) do not bar Petitioner's collateral challenge to the constitutionality and legality of his current detention; and (ii) Petitioner is subject to the discretionary detention framework of § 1226, not § 1225(b)(2), because he was already residing in the United States at the time of his arrest. See Dkt. 1 at 3, 8. 3. The Court further finds that the government violated Petitioner's Fifth Amendment due process rights by continuing to deprive him of his freedom from physical confinement without an individualized determination assessing his flight risk or danger to the public. Mathews v. Elridge, 424 U.S. 319, 321 (1976) (due process analysis considers (1) "the private interest that will be affected by the [government] action"; (2) "the risk of an erroneous deprivation of such interest through the procedures used, and the probable value, if any, of additional procedural safeguards"; and (3) "the Government's interest, including the fiscal and administrative burdens that the additional or substitute procedures would entail"). In Hernandez v. Sessions, 872 F.3d 976 (9th Cir. 2017), the Ninth Circuit recognized that a noncitizen's interest in freedom from physical confinement itself constitutes a core liberty interest protected by the Due Process Clause. The record contains no evidence that Petitioner has a criminal history, poses a danger to the community, or presents a flight risk, and the government has articulated no individualized justification for his continued detention. See 8 C.F.R. § 1236.1(c)(8). Further, the IJ denied Petitioner the right to seek review of his custody determination after finding lack of jurisdiction under § 1225(b)(2), a statute that does not apply to Petitioner. See 8 C.F.R. § 1236.1(d)(1). The absence of any individualized determination significantly risks erroneously depriving Petitioner of his liberty interest, and the government has offered no evidence that the burdens of providing such process would outweigh this substantial liberty interest. Therefore, the Court finds that Petitioner has been subjected to unconstitutional detention and orders his immediate release.4. Because Petitioner is entitled to a bond hearing to justify detention pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226, the Court further enjoins Respondents from redetaining him without first providing a bond hearing before an immigration judge to justify a deprivation of his liberty interest. See, e.g., Aceros v. Kaiser, No. 25-CV-06924-EMC (EMC), 2025 WL 2637503, at *12 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 12, 2025); Valencia Zapata v. Kaiser, 801 F. Supp. 3d 919, 938 (N.D. Cal. 2025); O.G. v. Albarran, No. 1:26-CV-00010-TLN-DMC, 2026 WL 19105, at *5 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 3, 2026). While § 1226 ordinarily provides for a bond hearing after detention, a pre-deprivation hearing is the more appropriate remedy for individuals like Petitioner who have already been subjected to unconstitutional detention. In order to prevent any further erroneous deprivation of his liberty interest and satisfy due process requirements, this hearing must take place prior to any detention. See Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. 723, 779-80 (2008) (while habeas relief commonly includes release from physical imprisonment, "depending on the circumstances, more [relief] may be required"); Rodriguez v. Hayes, 591 F.3d 1105, 1117 (9th Cir. 2010) (holding that petitioner's release--revocable at the government's discretion--did not provide complete relief where petitioner sought a legal ruling that he could only be redetained upon a bond hearing); Clark v. Martinez, 543 U.S. 371, 376 n.3 (2005) (despite release, petitioner's habeas claim challenging the statutory authority for his detention "continue[d] to present a live case or controversy" because the court could provide relief to prevent redetention on the same allegedly unlawful basis).The Court's order and injunctive terms are set forth at Dkt. 9. Signed by Judge Jinsook Ohta on 07/24/2026. (rh) (Entered: 07/24/2026)

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Jul 24, 2026

Order

Jul 24, 2026

Minute Order (No Time) AND ~Util - Terminate Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings