Archambeault
Anderson Carvalho Santos v. Christopher J. Larose, Senior Warden, Otay Mesa Detention Center, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDERSON CARVALHO SANTOS, Case No.: 25-cv-3009-RSH-DDL
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING PETITION
v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CHRISTOPHER J. LAROSE, Senior Warden, Otay Mesa Detention Center, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 17
19 On November 6, 2025, Petitioner Anderson Carvalho Santos filed a petition for writ 20 of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“Petition”). ECF No. 1. Petitioner, a citizen 21 of Brazil, is detained by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (“ICE”) at the Otay 22 Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. Id. ¶ 14. Respondents have filed a return. 23 ECF No. 5. As set forth below, the Court grants the Petition.
I. LEGAL STANDARD
25 Title 28 of the U.S. Code, Section 2241, provides that “[w]rits of habeas corpus may 26 be granted by the Supreme Court, any justice thereof, the district courts and any circuit 27 judge within their respective jurisdictions.” 28 U.S.C. § 2241(a). A detainee bears the 28 burden of demonstrating…