Martinez
Gladys Martinez v. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Todd M. Lyons, Acting Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jesus Rocha, Acting Field Office Director, San Diego Field Office, Christopher Larose, Warden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
4 A. Factual Background 5 Petitioner is a 64-year-old transgender woman from Cuba who suffers from 6 Parkinson’s disease. ECF No. 1 at 2. She left Cuba for the United States in 1980 and 7 became a lawful permanent resident in 1994. Id. In 2005, Petitioner was convicted of 8 assault with a deadly weapon. Id. On January 24, 2011, an immigration judge ordered her 9 removed to Cuba. Id. Because Cuba would not issue travel documents for Petitioner, she 10 was released under an Order of Supervision and asserts that she has complied with all 11 required annual immigration check-ins for the past 14 years. Id. Her last annual check-in 12 was in May 2025. Id. 13 On September 19, 2025, Petitioner appeared at an ICE office to request renewal of 14 her work permit. Id. at 5. During this visit, officers with Immigration and Customs 15 Enforcement (“ICE”) re-detained her, which caused her to be admitted into Paradise Valley 16 Hospital. Id. On September 25, 2025, upon her release from the hospital, ICE presented 17 Petitioner with a Form I-200, Warrant for Arrest of Alien. ECF No. 9 at 2. In the presence 18 of ICE officers, Petitioner…