Zhang v. Bondi et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JUNYA ZHANG,
Petitioner,
v.
CHRISTOPHER LAROSE, et al.,
Respondents.
Case No.: 3:26-cv-00468-CAB-MSB
ORDER REQUIRING A BOND
HEARING
Pending before the Court is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2241, [Doc. No. 1 (“Petition”)], filed by Petitioner Junya Zhang. 	Petitioner
claims that he is detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) in violation
of 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and the final judgment in Maldonado Bautista v. Noem, No. 5:25-
cv-1873-SSS-BFM, 2025 WL 3678485 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2025). [Petition at 12–15.]
Respondents’ return to the Petition “acknowledge(s) that Petitioner is detained under
8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and is entitled to an order from this Court directing a bond hearing be
held pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a).” [Doc. No. 4 at 2.]
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The Court thus ORDERS Respondents to provide Petitioner an individualized bond
hearing before an immigration judge pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a) and its associated
regulations by February 13, 2026. 	Respondents are further ORDERED to update this
Court on the status of Petitioner’s bond hearing by February 16, 2026.
It is SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 30, 2026
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