Matan
Khalid Matan v. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General; Todd M. Lyons, Acting Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Jesus Rocha, Acting Field Office Director, San Diego Field Office; and Christopher Larose, Warden at Otay Mesa Detention Center
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KHALID MATAN, Case No.: 26-cv-0024-JES-DDL
Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING PETITION
v. KRISTI NOEM, Secretary of the [ECF No. 1] Department of Homeland Security; 15 PAMELA JO BONDI, Attorney General; TODD M. LYONS, Acting Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 17 JESUS ROCHA, Acting Field Office Director, San Diego Field Office; and CHRISTOPHER LAROSE, Warden at 19 Otay Mesa Detention Center, 20 Respondents. 21 22 Before the Court is Petitioner Khalid Matan’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, filed on January 4, 2026. ECF No. 1 (“Pet.”). Petitioner also filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) on January 4, 2026. ECF No. 2 The Petition and TRO have been fully briefed by the parties. ECF Nos. 8, 9. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the Petition on due process and regulatory grounds, and DENIES the motion for TRO as moot. I. BACKGROUND Petitioner is a…