Lopez-Marroquin
Lopez-Marroquin v. Barr
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
RICARDO A. LOPEZ-MARROQUIN, CASE NO. 20cv682-LAB (MDD)
Petitioner, ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR vs. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
WILLIAM P. BARR,
Defendant.
Petitioner Ricardo Lopez-Marroquin filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 requesting release from the Otay Mesa Detention Center where he is being held pending appeal of the denial of his asylum claim. For the reasons below, the petition is DISMISSED.1 BACKGROUND 1. Procedural History Petitioner is a Salvadoran national who has lived in the United States as a permanent resident for more than twenty years. Certified Administrative Record (“AR”) 150-51, 2731. After he suffered multiple criminal convictions in this country, the Department of Homeland 25 The Court finds this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument or hearing. See Yeaman v. United States, 326 F.2d 293, 294 (9th Cir. 1963) (“When the merits of [a habeas] application can be…