(HC)Phan
Hao Huy Phan v. Warden of the Otay Mesa Detention Facility, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HAO HUY PHAN, Case No.: 25-cv-02369-AJB-BLM
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING PETITION
v. AND ISSUING WRIT OF HABEAS
CORPUS
WARDEN OF THE OTAY MESA
DETENTION FACILITY, et al., (Doc. No. 1) Respondents.
17 Petitioner Hao Huy Phan (“Petitioner”) has been re-detained in the custody of the United States Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in California since June 2025. (Doc. No. 1.) On September 8, 2025, Petitioner filed the instant petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (the “Petition”), seeking relief due to prolonged detention in immigration custody pending removal, considering a prior 4-month detention. (See id.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the Petition. I. BACKGROUND Petitioner, who was born in Vietnam, received a permanent resident card…