Naseif

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 YOUSSEF NASEIF, Case No.: 26-cv-30-RSH-BJW 12 Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITION 13 v. FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 14 CHRISTOPHER J. LAROSE, Senior Warden, Otay Mesa Detention Center, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 17 18 On January 4, 2026, petitioner Youssef Naseif filed a petition for writ of habeas 19 corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (the “Petition”). ECF No. 1. 20 Petitioner, a citizen of Egypt, is detained by U.S. Customs and Immigration 21 Enforcement (“ICE”) at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. Id. ¶¶ 22 3, 4. As set forth below, the Court grants the Petition. 23 I. BACKGROUND 24 On November 29, 2024, Petitioner crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and was 25 apprehended by DHS. Id. ¶ 18; ECF No. 5 at 2. He was taken into immigration custody. 26 ECF No. 1 ¶ 18. Thereafter, he was interviewed by an asylum officer, who determined that 27 Petitioner had a credible fear of persecution if returned to Egypt. ECF No. 5 at 2. Petitioner 28 was issued a notice to appear and placed in removal proceedings. Id. 1 Although Petitioner has had individual merits hearings scheduled five…