Maria Eugenia Atencio Machado v. Director of the Otay Mesa Detention Center, et al.

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaJanuary 16, 20263:25-cv-03277California4,062 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIA EUGENIA ATENCIO MACHADO, Case No.: 25-cv-3277-JES-JLB Petitioner,

ORDER:

v. (1) GRANTING PETITION FOR DIRECTOR OF THE OTAY MESA

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

DETENTION CENTER, et al., PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 2241; Respondents. and 16 (2) DENYING AS MOOT PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR

EXPEDITED REVIEW

18 [ECF No. 1] 20 21 Before the Court is Petitioner Maria Eugenia Atencio Machado’s (“Petitioner”) Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1 (“Pet.”). Pursuant to the Court’s Order to Show Cause, Respondents (the “Government”) filed a Response. ECF No. 6, (“Res.”). The Court then took the matter under submission. On January 16, 2026, Petitioner filed a Motion for Expedited Review (“Motion”). ECF No. 7. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus and DENIES AS MOOT…

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