Birru

Birru v. Barr

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 16, 20205:20-cv-01285California5,323 words

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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12 AYLALIYA ASSEFA BIRRU, Case No. 20-CV-01285-LHK

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART PETITION FOR

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HABEAS CORPUS; DENYING AS

MOOT MOTION FOR TEMPORARY

15 WILLIAM P. BARR, et al., RESTRAINING ORDER 16 Respondents. Re: Dkt. Nos. 4, 5 17 18 On March 31, 2020, Petitioner Aylaliya Assefa Birru (“Petitioner”) filed a first amended 19 petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. See ECF No. 4 (“Pet.”). Petitioner is a 20 native of Ethiopia who is currently detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) 21 custody. See Pet. ¶¶ 1, 20; ECF No. 4-3, Ex. A (“Birru Decl.”) ¶ 2. Petitioner argues that her 22 prolonged detention without a bond hearing is unlawful and violates both procedural and 23 substantive due process. Petitioner requests that the Court either (1) order her immediate release; 24 or (2) order Respondents Matthew T. Albence, Wendell Anderson, William P. Barr, Erik Bonnar, 25 and Chad F. Wolf…

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