Mohammad Sediq Ishaqzai v. Kevin McAleenan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MOHAMMAD SEDIQ ISHAQZAI, Case No. 5:19-CV-01627-PA-AFM 12 Petitioner,

ORDER DISMISSING PETITION

13 v.

AS MOOT

14 KEVIN McALEENAN, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 17 On August 27, 2019, Petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus 18 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. At the time he filed the petition, Petitioner was subject 19 to a final order of removal and was in custody of the United States Immigration and 20 Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). The petition challenges Petitioner’s continued 21 detention by ICE pending his removal. Specifically, the petition alleges that 22 Petitioner has been detained without removal for longer than six months and is 23 entitled to be released under Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001). (ECF No. 2 at 24 3, 6-7.) 25 In their Answer to the Petition, on September 26, 2019, Respondents stated 26 that travel documents have been issued by the Government of Afghanistan and ICE 27 is in the process of scheduling a return flight with a final…