Judulang
Judulang v. Chertoff
Opinion
Opinion
Gonzalez, J.
ORDER DIRECTING PETITIONER’S RELEASE UNDER APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
INTRODUCTION
Presently before the Court is Petitioner Joel Judulang’s Motion to Enforce This Court’s Order. The Court GRANTS the Motion and ORDERS that Petitioner, Joel Judulang, be released under appropriate conditions of supervision.
BACKGROUND
I. Factual Background
i. Prior Proceedings
Petitioner, born in the Philippines, has been a lawful permanent resident of the United States since July 4,1974. On October 11, 1989, Petitioner was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in California state court and sentenced to a six-year suspend ed sentence. (Respondents’ Return in Opposition to the Petition, Doc. 8, Ex. B.) On June 12, 2003, Petitioner was convicted of grand theft in California state court and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. (Id., Ex. C.)
On July 7, 2005, Petitioner was taken into custody by Respondents due to the initiation of removal proceedings. He was charged with deportability pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(A)(ii) and (iii) which allow the deportation of an alien convicted of an aggravated felony and the deportation of an alien convicted of two or more crimes…