Khachikian
Zhilbert Khachikian v. Jeremy Casey, Warden, Imperial Regional Detention Facility; Joseph Freden, Acting Field Office Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Todd M. Lyons, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Kristi Noem, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and Pamela
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ZHILBERT KHACHIKIAN, Case No.: 25cv3737-GPC(JLB)
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING PETITION
v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS JEREMY CASEY, Warden, Imperial Regional Detention Facility; JOSEPH 15 FREDEN, Acting Field Office Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; TODD M. LYONS, 17 Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; KRISTI NOEM, Secretary, U.S. Department of 19 Homeland Security; and PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General of the United States,
22 Respondents. 24 On December 23, 2025, Zhilbert Khachikian (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 seeking to be released from his unlawful detention at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility in Calexico, California. (Dkt. No. 1, Pet.) Respondents file a return on January 2, 2026, and Petitioner filed a traverse on January 6, 2026. (Dkt. Nos. 8, 9.) Based on the reasoning below, the Court GRANTS…