Garcia-Donis
Anselmo GARCIA-DONIS v. Kristi NOEM, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Pamela BONDI, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; Todd LYONS, Acting Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Daniel BRIGHTMAN, Director, San Diego Field Office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Anselmo GARCIA-DONIS, Case No.: 3:25-cv-03281-BTM-BJW
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING PETITION
v. FOR THE WRIT OF HABEAS
CORPUS
Kristi NOEM, Secretary, U.S. [ECF NO. 1] Department of Homeland Security; 16 Pamela BONDI, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; Todd LYONS, Acting Director, Immigration and 18 Customs Enforcement; Daniel BRIGHTMAN, Director, San Diego Field Office, Immigration and Customs 20 Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations; Christopher J. LAROSE, Warden, Otay Mesa Detention Center;
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY; IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT; and
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR
IMMIGRATION REVIEW, Respondents. 27 28 Pending before the Court is Anselmo Garcia-Donis’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the petition and ISSUES the writ. I. BACKGROUND Anselmo Garcia-Donis was arrested on November 12, 2025,…