Wofford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 F.V.A.V.,

Petitioner, No. 1:25-cv-01763-TLN-JDP

13 v. ORDER MINGA WOFFORD, et al., 15 Respondents.

17 This matter is before the Court on Petitioner F.V.A.V.’s1 (“Petitioner”) Amended Ex-Parte Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”). (ECF No. 7.) For the reasons set forth below, Petitioner’s Motion is GRANTED. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Petitioner is a father to two young children, a life partner of 12 years, a church member, taxpayer, construction worker, and a resident of Rochester, New York. (ECF Nos. 7 at 8 and 7-4 at 4.) He is also a citizen of Ecuador. (ECF No. 7 at 9.) In 2023, Petitioner fled violence in Ecuador in search of protection. (Id. at 11.) He has applied for asylum in the United States and

Petitioner also filed a motion to proceed via pseudonym (ECF No. 3), which the Court will address after Respondents have an opportunity to respond. In the interim, the Court refers to Petitioner by…