Ghafouri
Ali Ghafouri v. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALI GHAFOURI, Case No.: 3:25-cv-02675-RBM-BLM
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING PETITION
v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
PURSUANT TO 8 U.S.C. § 2241
KRISTI NOEM, Secretary of the Department
of Homeland Security, et al., [Doc. 1] Respondents. 16 17 On October 8, 2025, Petitioner Ali Ghafouri (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“Petition”) challenging the lawfulness of his detention by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). (Doc. 1.) The same day, Petitioner filed a Notice of Motion and Memorandum of Law in Support of a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO Motion”). (Doc. 3.) The Petition and the TRO Motion seek the same relief—Petitioner’s release from detention. Per the Court’s Order, Respondents filed a Response in Opposition to Petitioner’s Habeas Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining…