Ortega

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

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR

v. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

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

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