Wofford
J.C.E.P. v. Minga Wofford, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 J.C.E.P., No. 1:25-cv-01559-EFB (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER MINGA WOFFORD, et al., Respondents. 16 Petitioner J.C.E.P. is a noncitizen who has been in immigration removal proceedings since 2019. Petitioner presents evidence that, after being briefly detained upon his entry into the United States, he was released on parole and thereafter complied with his release requirements, appeared at all immigration court proceedings as required, and suffered no criminal infractions. On September 25, 2025, when petitioner appeared at the Stockton office of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) for an appointment, ICE agents arrested him. ICE transported petitioner to facilities in Modesto and Fresno, then to a facility in Bakersfield, California, where he remains detained currently. On November 14, 2025, petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 1; a motion for temporary restraining order,…