Ortega

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 GIOVANNY HERNAN ORTEGA, Case No. 3:18-cv-03228-WHO

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR

9 v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

10 ERIK BONNAR, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 1 Defendants. 11

12 13 Petitioner Giovanny Hernan Ortega is a 43-year-old native of El Salvador who has been in 14 the United States since 1990. After a juvenile conviction and more than two decades behind bars, 15 he was released to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) custody in April 2017. In 16 January 2018 he was released on bond, and since that time he has been living with his wife, 17 spending time with family, working, and developing ties with his community. Before me is 18 Ortega’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking an order permanently enjoining the 19 Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) defendants, including ICE, from re-arresting him 20 unless and until a hearing, with adequate notice, is held in Immigration Court to determine 21 whether his bond should be revoked or altered. …