Ndandu
Tresor Maleka Ndandu v. Kristi Noem et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 TRESOR MALEKA NDANDU, Case No.: 3:25-cv-02939-RBM-MSB
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING PETITION
v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
KRISTI NOEM et al., [Doc. 1] Respondents. 14 15 Pending before the Court is Petitioner Tresor Maleka Ndandu’s (“Petitioner”) Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging the lawfulness of his detention by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). (Doc. 1.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the Petition. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background Petitioner is a citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”). (Doc. 17 at 2.) In 2013, Petitioner was convicted of a state felony. (Doc. 13 at 2.) On June 13, 2022,
25 The Court cites the CM/ECF pagination unless otherwise noted.
Per the Court’s sealed order issued on November 18, 2025 (Doc. 2), the Petition was…