Picazo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 OSCAR RODRIGUEZ PICAZO, Case No. 23-cv-02529-AMO

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING RESPONDENTS’

v. MOTION TO DISMISS; GRANTING IN

PART PETITION FOR WRIT OF

MERRICK GARLAND, et al., HABEAS CORPUS Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 1,

12 Petitioner Oscar Rodriguez Picazo is a noncitizen from Mexico who is currently in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) custody pending the conclusion of his removal proceedings. He has been in immigration detention for over 20 months without having received an individualized determination of whether he poses a risk of flight or a danger to the community. He brings this petition for habeas corpus, asking the Court to release him or order a bond hearing at which the Government must demonstrate that further detention is warranted. Respondents Merrick B. Garland, the United States Attorney General; Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Tae Johnson,…