Yojelsy David Colmenares Mendoza v. Field Office Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, San Diego; Warden, Otay Mesa Detention Center

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 YOJELSY DAVID COLMENARES Case No.: 3:26-cv-11-JES-VET

MENDOZA,

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ORDER FOR BOND HEARING

Petitioner, 13 v. 14

FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, U.S.

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IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS

16 ENFORCEMENT, SAN DIEGO; and

WARDEN, OTAY MESA DETENTION

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CENTER,

18 Respondents. 19

20 Before the Court is Petitioner Yojelsy David Colmenares Mendoza’s (“Petitioner”) 21 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. Pursuant to 22 the Court’s OSC order, Respondents filed a response. ECF No. 4. In the response, 23 Respondents acknowledged that Petitioner must be considered detained under 8 U.S.C. § 24 1226(a), pursuant to the final judgment entered in Maldonado Bautista v. Santacruz, No. 25 5:25-CV-01873-SSS-BFM, --- F. Supp. 3d ---, 2025 WL 3289861 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 20, 26 2025). Accordingly, the Court GRANTS IN PART the petition as follows: 27 // 28 1 (1) The Court ORDERS Respondents to provide Petitioner with a bond 2 determination hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within…