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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JEREMY VICENTE VASQUEZ
VALVERDE,
Petitioner,
v.
CHRISTOPHER LAROSE, Senior Warden,
Otay Mesa Detention Center, et al.,
Respondents.
Case No.: 26-cv-391-RSH-DEB
ORDER GRANTING PETITION
FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
On January 22, 2026, petitioner Jeremy Vicente Vasquez Valverde filed a petition
for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (the “Petition”). ECF No. 1.
Petitioner alleges that he entered the United States without inspection; was thereafter
apprehended and released pending removal proceedings; was subsequently rearrested; and
has been held in immigration custody without a bond hearing. Id. ¶¶ 1, 2. Petitioner argues,
among other things, that rather than being subject to mandatory detention under 8 U.S.C.
§ 1225(b), he is entitled to a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). Id. ¶¶ 4-5. The Court
thereafter issued a briefing schedule. ECF No. 2.
Respondents did not file a return contesting Petitioner’s statement of facts or his
claims for relief. However, in numerous recent cases they have acknowledged in their
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returns that the petitioners in those cases—who are apparently similarly situated to
Petitioner here—are entitled to an order directing that a bond hearing be held pursuant to
8 U.S.C. § 1226(a). See, e.g., Xia v. LaRose, No. 26-cv-424-RSH-VET, Dkt. No. 4 (return
filed Feb. 5, 2026); Martinez Cortes v. Noem, No. 26-cv-404-RSH-MSB, Dkt. No. 4 (return
filed Feb. 5, 2026); Alvarez Pardo v. LaRose, No. 26-cv-380-RSH-DEB, Dkt. No. 4 (return
filed Feb. 3, 2026).
Accordingly, the Petition is GRANTED. Respondents are directed to arrange a bond
hearing for petitioner Jeremy Vicente Vasquez Valverde before an immigration court
pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) within seven (7) days of this order. The Court VACATES
the hearing date set for February 12, 2026.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 6, 2026
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Hon. Robert S. Huie
United States District Judge
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