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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Alfonso RANGEL VELAZQUEZ, Case No.: 25-cv-3474-AGS-DEB Petitioner, ORDER REQUIRING RESPONSE v. Christopher J. LaROSE, et al., Respondents. 8 Petitioner challenges his immigration detention and seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. HABEAS SCREENING At the initial screening stage, petitioner Alfonso Rangel Velazquez need only make out a claim that is sufficiently cognizable to warrant a response. See Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, Rule 4 (authorizing summary dismissal “if it plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief”); id., Rule 1(b) (permitting use of those Rules to any “habeas corpus petition”). In this context, the relevant federal rules permit “summary dismissal of claims that are clearly not cognizable.” Neiss v. Bludworth, 114 F.4th 1038, 1045 (9th Cir. 2024) (cleaned up). But “as long as a petition has…