Mohammadi
Ramudin Mohammadi v. Christopher Larose; Daniel A. Brightman; Todd Lyons; Kristi Noem; Pamela Bondi; U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
24 Petitioner, a citizen of Afghanistan, entered the United States on August 28, 2021, 25 through the Operation Allies Welcome program (“OAW”), which was extended to Afghan 26 refugees to provide them with an opportunity to apply for asylum. ECF No. 1 ¶ 39. 27 Petitioner alleges that he was not placed into removal proceedings at that time, and was 28 paroled into the United States on the same day, through humanitarian parole under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5). Id. ¶¶ 39-40. He alleges that under his parole, he did not have to attend check- ins with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) and was not subject to any further requirements. Id. ¶ 42. Petitioner alleges that he affirmatively applied for asylum on January 17, 2023, and his application is still waiting adjudication. Id. ¶ 43. On November 28, 2025, Petitioner alleges that while he was attempting to take an Uber customer home on the Camp Pendleton base, he was apprehended by Military Police and subsequently turned over to ICE agents. Id. ¶¶ 45-46. At this time, he alleges that he was not given any warrant for his arrest, any written notice for the revocation of his parole, 10 …