Touch
Chuny Touch v. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CHUNY TOUCH, Case No.: 3:25-cv-03118-RBM-AHG
Petitioner,
ORDER:
v. (1) TENTATIVELY GRANTING KRISTI NOEM, Secretary of the Department
PETITION FOR WRIT OF
of Homeland Security, et al., HABEAS CORPUS Respondents. 15 (2) SETTING HEARING FOR NOVEMBER 26, 2025 17 18 Pending before the Court are Petitioner Chuny Touch’s (“Petitioner”) Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”) (Doc. 1) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and Motion and Memorandum of Law in Support of Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO Motion”) (Doc. 3.) The Petition and TRO Motion seek the same relief—Petitioner’s release from detention. For the reasons below, the Petition is tentatively GRANTED. The Court SETS a hearing for November 26, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 5B of the Edward J. Schwartz United States Courthouse. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background …