Vasquez Cruz v. Barr

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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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12 RICARDO A. VASQUEZ CRUZ, Case No. 19-CV-05251-LHK

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PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

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CORPUS AND DENYING AS MOOT

PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR

15 WILLIAM P. BARR, et al., TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER 16 Respondents. Re: Dkt. Nos. 1-1 17 18 On August 22, 2019, Petitioner Ricardo Vasquez Cruz (“Petitioner”) filed a verified 19 petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. See ECF No. 1 (“Pet.”). Petitioner is a 20 native and a citizen of El Salvador who is currently detained in Immigration and Customs 21 Enforcement (“ICE”) custody. See Pet. ¶ 7; ECF No. 1-3 (“Sanchez Decl.”), Ex. B (“Vasquez 22 Cruz Decl.”) ¶¶ 1–2. Petitioner argues that his prolonged detention without a bond hearing is 23 unlawful and in violation of due process, and requests that the Court either (1) order his immediate 24 release; or (2) order Respondents William P. Barr, Kevin McAleenan,1 Richard Valeika, and 25

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