Aghajavadyha
Reza Aghajavadyha v. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General; Todd M. Lyons, Acting Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Jesus Rocha, Acting Field Office Director, San Diego Field Office; Christopher Larose, Warden at Otay Mesa Detention Center
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
REZA AGHAJAVADYHA, No. 25cv3246-BTM-BJW
Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
KRISTI NOEM, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; PAMELA JO BONDI, Attorney General; TODD M. LYONS, Acting Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; JESUS ROCHA, Acting Field Office Director, San Diego Field Office; CHRISTOPHER LAROSE, Warden at Otay Mesa Detention Center,
Respondents.
21 Pending before the Court is Petitioner Reza Aghajavadyha’s petition for a writ of 22 habeas corpus. 23 Petitioner was detained at a “check-in” with immigration officials on November 6, 24 2025. Petitioner came to the United States from Iran in 1997 or 1998. Petitioner was 25 ordered removed in 2003 but could not be removed to Iran. He was released from 26 custody and had been living under supervision without incident for about twenty years. 27 On November 24, 2025, the Court held a hearing on Petitioner’s motion for a 28…