Chestnut
Deli Chen and Huijuan Chen v. Christopher Chestnut, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
DELI CHEN and HUIJUAN CHEN, Case No. 1:25-cv-01338-EPG-HC
Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR WRIT
OF HABEAS CORPUS AND DIRECTING
v. RESPONDENTS TO IMMEDIATELY
RELEASE PETITIONERS
CHRISTOPHER CHESTNUT, et al., Respondents.
16 Petitioners, represented by counsel, are federal immigration detainees proceeding with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a United States magistrate judge. (ECF Nos. 8, 10, 11.) For the reasons set forth herein, the petition for writ of habeas corpus is granted on Count I and Respondents are ordered to immediately release Petitioners. I. BACKGROUND Petitioner Deli Chen (“Mr. Chen”) is married to Petitioner Huijuan Chen (“Ms. Chen”) (collectively, “Petitioners”). Petitioners are both natives and citizens of the People’s Republic of China. (ECF No. 1 at 3.1) The petition alleges that Mr. and Ms.…