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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIE MARIE SABI POLO, Case No. 1:25-CV-01342 JLT HBK

Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY

INJUNCTION1

v. (Doc. 2) CHRISTOPHER CHESTNUT, ET AL.,

Respondents. I. INTRODUCTION Julie Marie Sabi Polo, a 42-year-old native of Colombia, (Doc. 2-1 at 2 (Ex. A)), left her home country to escape domestic abuse, community violence that manifested in the killings of family members, (Doc. 2-1 at 4–8 (Ex. B), ¶¶ 3-6), and threats and harassment she suffered because of her sexual orientation. (Id. at ¶¶ 6–9.) Petitioner initially fled to Mexico, (id.), but, after continuing to face harassment there, decided to enter the United States. (Id. at ¶ 10.) Mrs. Sabi Polo crossed the border into the United States on or about December 10, 2021, at or near Mexicali, California and turned herself in to U.S. immigration authorities, (Doc. 1, ¶ 21), who released Petitioner after several days in detention “in accordance with Section 236 of the Immigration and…