Singh Jaswinder v. Kevin McAleenan
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SINGH JASWINDER, Case No. 2:20-cv-07964-FMO (AFM) Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING PETITION
13 v. AS MOOT 14 KEVIN McALEENAN, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 17 BACKGROUND On August 28, 2020, Petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. At the time he filed the petition, Petitioner was subject to a final order of removal and was in custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). The petition challenges Petitioner’s continued detention by ICE pending his removal. Specifically, the petition alleges that Petitioner has been detained without removal for longer than six months and is entitled to be released under Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001). (ECF No. 1 at 2-7.) On October 26, 2020, Respondents filed a Motion to Dismiss the Petition as Moot. According to the Motion and exhibits attached thereto, Petitioner was released from custody on October…