Chestnut

Rafael Bustos-Alonso v. Christopher Chestnut, et al.

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaDecember 22, 20251:25-cv-01570California2,013 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAFAEL BUSTOS-ALONSO, No. 1:25-cv-01570-DJC-AC 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER 14 CHRISTOPHER CHESTNUT, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 Petitioner Rafael Bustos-Alonso is a non-citizen presently in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security. The Court previously granted a Temporary Restraining Order preventing Petitioner’s removal from the country. That order was based on the information available to the Court at the time and the representations of counsel. These indicated that Petitioner was presently on the U Visa waiting list and thus was entitled to deferred action under United States Citizenship and Immigration Service policy. The parties have now provided the Court with updated information in connection with the Motion for Preliminary Injunction. For the reasons stated below, Petitioner’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction is denied, and the Temporary Restraining Order previously issued by the Court (ECF No. 11) is lifted. 28 …

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