Kumar
Vikas Kumar v. Christopher Larose, Warden, Otay Mesa Detention Center, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VIKAS KUMAR, Case No.: 25-CV-3796 JLS (DDL)
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING PETITION
v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
CHRISTOPHER LAROSE, Warden, Otay (ECF No. 1) Mesa Detention Center, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 17 Presently before the Court is Petitioner Vikas Kumar’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“Pet.,” ECF No. 1). Also before the Court is Respondents Christopher J. LaRose’s (Senior Warden, Otay Mesa Detention Center), Daniel A. Brightman’s (Acting Field Office Director, San Diego Office), Todd M. Lyons’s (Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Sirce Owen’s (Acting Director for Executive Office for Immigration Review), Kristi Noem’s (Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security), and Pamela Bondi’s (U.S. Attorney General) (collectively, “Respondents”) Response to Petition (“Ret.,” ECF No. 4) and Petitioner’s Traverse (“Traverse,” ECF No. 5). For the…