Chestnut

Jonny Alexander Escobar v. Christopher Chestnut, et al.

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaDecember 19, 20251:25-cv-01801California3,602 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONNY ALEXANDER ESCOBAR, No. 1:25-cv-01801-DJC-EFB 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER 14 CHRISTOPHER CHESTNUT, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Pet. (ECF No. 1)) and a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Mot. (ECF No. 2)). In the Motion, Petitioner seeks an order enjoining Respondents from removing Petitioner via a third-country deportation without providing him notice and adequate opportunity to be heard. (See Mot. at 17.) For the reasons stated below, the Court grants Petitioner’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. BACKGROUND Petitioner is a citizen of El Salvador who entered the United States in 2022. (Pet. ¶¶ 17–18; Opp’n (ECF No 13) at 1.) When Petitioner entered, he was contacted by authorities and detained. (Pet. ¶ 18.) Petitioner has been in the custody of immigration officials since this initial detention. (Id.) 28 On October 10, 2025, an Immigration Judge ordered…

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