Cristobal-Marquez v. LaRose et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FAUSTINO CRISTOBAL-MARQUEZ,
Petitioner,
v.
CHRISTOPHER LAROSE, et al.,
Respondents.
Case No.: 3:26-cv-879-CAB-BJW
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 filed by Petitioner Faustino Cristobal-Marquez. [Doc. No. 1 (“Petition”).]
Petitioner asserts, inter alia, that he is entitled to a bond hearing under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a).
[Id. at 9–11.] Respondents’ return to the Petition acknowledges that pursuant to the final
judgment in 	Maldonado Bautista v. Noem, No. 5:25-cv-1873-SSS-BFM, 2025 WL
3678485 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2025), “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 March 9, 2026. Respondents are further ORDERED to update this Court
on the status of Petitioner’s bond hearing by March 10, 2026.
It is SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 23, 2026
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