David Betancourt Gomez v. Kristi Noem, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID BETANCOURT GOMEZ, No. 1:25-cv-1866 DC AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER KRISTI NOEM, et al., Respondent. 16 Petitioner, an immigration detainee, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. In his application, petitioner challenges his detention in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. By order filed December 22, 2025, the Federal Defender was directed to locate counsel to represent petitioner, though counsel has yet to be appointed. ECF Nos. 7, 8. However, it has since come to the court’s attention that the petition states petitioner was incarcerated at the Adelanto Detention Facility in Adelanto, California, and the ICE detainee locator website confirms that petitioner is currently detained at that location. Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County, which is located in an area covered by the District Court for the Central District of California. Jurisdiction over…