Wofford

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 11 Y. M., ) Case No.: 1:25-cv-01063-SKO (HC) ) 12 Petitioner, ) ORDER DENYING RESPONDENT’S MOTION ) TO DISMISS, GRANTING PETITION FOR WRIT 13 ) OF HABEAS CORPUS, AND DIRECTING ) RESPONDENT TO PROVIDE BOND HEARING 14 v. ) BEFORE AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE 15 ) ) (Doc. 12) 16 MINGA WOFFORD, et al., ) ) 17 Respondents. ) ) 18 )

19 Petitioner is an immigration detainee proceeding with counsel with a petition for writ of habeas 20 corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner filed the instant petition on August 22, 2025. (Doc. 1.) 21 On September 26, 2025, Respondent filed a motion to dismiss the petition. (Doc. 12.) Petitioner filed a 22 timely opposition, (Doc. 14), and Respondent did not file a reply. 23 Petitioner challenges his continued detention by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs 24 Enforcement (“ICE”). He claims his prolonged detention without a bond hearing violates his 25…