Garcia-Henriquez
Katya Alexandra Garcia-Henriquez v. Director, Otay Mesa Detention Center, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 KATYA ALEXANDRA GARCIA- Case No.: 3:26-cv-00249-RBM-BJW
HENRIQUEZ,
ORDER:
Petitioner, 11 v. (1) GRANTING MOTION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS;
DIRECTOR, OTAY MESA
AND DETENTION CENTER, et al.,
14 Respondents. (2) REQUIRING A RESPONSE TO THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS
[Docs. 1–3]
18 19 On January 13, 2026, Petitioner Katya Alexandra Garcia-Henriquez (“Petitioner”), proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus for Unlawful and Prolonged Detention (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. 1) and an Emergency Motion for Expedited Review (Doc. 3). In the Petition, Petitioner claims she is being detained at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in violation of the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. (Doc. 1 at 1.) That same day, Petitioner also filed an Application to Proceed in District Court without Prepaying Fees…