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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MOHAMMED AWAL ABDUL RAHMAN,
Petitioner,
v.
JEREMY CASEY, Warden, Imperial
Regional Detention Facility, et al.,
Respondents.
Case No.: 26-cv-1418-RSH-BJW
ORDER GRANTING PETITION
FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
[ECF No. 2]
On March 5, 2026, petitioner Mohammed Awal Abdul Rahman filed a petition for
writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (the “Petition”), as well as a motion for
an order to show cause. ECF Nos. 1, 2. The Court immediately issued a briefing schedule.
ECF No. 3. On March 18, 2026, Respondents timely filed a return. ECF No. 5.
Upon review of the petition and the return, the Court GRANTS the petition as
follows. Respondents are directed to arrange a bond hearing for petitioner before an
immigration court pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within seven (7) days of this order, at
which the government bears the burden of establishing by clear and convincing evidence
that Petitioner poses a danger to the community or a risk of flight. The Court declines to
order Petitioner’s immediate release or to act as an immigration court in holding a bond
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hearing, the Petition not having established entitlement to such relief. The Court also
declines to grant further declaratory or injunctive relief.
In light of the Court’s briefing schedule and the foregoing disposition, Petitioner’s
motion for an order to show cause [ECF No. 2] is DENIED as moot.
The hearing set for March 26, 2026 is hereby VACATED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 18, 2026
____________________
Hon. Robert S. Huie
United States District Judge
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