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Carlos Garcia Marroquin 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 CARLOS GARCIA MARROQUIN, Case No.: 25-cv-3013-RSH-AHG
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING PETITION
v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CHRISTOPHER J. LAROSE, Senior Warden, Otay Mesa Detention Center, et al., 15 Respondents. 16
18 On November 6, 2025, petitioner Carlos Garcia Marroquin filed a petition for writ 19 of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“Petition”). ECF No. 1. Petitioner, a citizen 20 of Peru, is detained by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (“ICE”) at the Otay 21 Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. Id. ¶¶ 3, 7. Respondents have filed a 22 return. ECF No. 5. As set forth below, the Court grants the Petition.
I. LEGAL STANDARD
24 Title 28 of the U.S. Code, Section 2241, provides that “[w]rits of habeas corpus may 25 be granted by the Supreme Court, any justice thereof, the district courts and any circuit 26 judge within their respective jurisdictions.” 28 U.S.C. § 2241(a). A detainee bears the 27 burden of demonstrating that…