Thongvilay

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 PAMOT THONGVILAY, Case No. 23-cv-05724-TLT

8 Petitioner,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. 9

10 FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, SAN FRANCISCO FIELD OFFICE, et al., 11 Respondents.

12 13 INTRODUCTION 14 Petitioner has filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 seeking federal habeas relief from his 15 continued detention by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Because 16 the petition states cognizable grounds for federal habeas relief, a response from respondents is 17 warranted. 18 BACKGROUND 19 The following facts come from the petition. Petitioner, a noncitizen, is currently detained 20 at the Mesa Verde Detention Center in Bakersfield. Petitioner was born in Laos and entered the 21 United States in 1980 as a refugee, becoming a lawful permanent resident in 1982. He was 22 convicted of first degree murder and second degree burglary in 1996. He was detained by ICE on 23 or around June 28, 2023 and has remained in ICE custody since…