L.S.

L.S. v. Warden, Otay Mesa Detention Center

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaJanuary 20, 20263:25-cv-03598California3,882 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 L.S., Case No.: 25cv3598-LL-BJW

Petitioner,

ORDER GRANTING PETITION

v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2241

WARDEN, Otay Mesa Detention Center,

Respondent. [ECF No. 1] 16 17 Before the Court is Petitioner L.S.’s Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1 (“Pet.”). Respondent filed a Return in opposition to the Petition [ECF No. 4], and Petitioner filed a Traverse [ECF No. 5]. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the Petition. I. BACKGROUND Petitioner L.S. is a native of Kyrgyzstan and citizen of Russia who applied for admission at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on October 25, 2024, along with her husband. ECF No. 4-1 at 2–3; ECF No. 5 ¶¶ 1, 5. She was issued a Notice to Appear, charging her as inadmissible under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) as a noncitizen not in possession of a valid entry document, and detained. ECF…

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